Dentist, n.: A Prestidigitator who, putting metal in one's mouth, pulls coins out of one's pockets.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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dentist ['dɛntɪst] 词频4 词根: dent
n. 牙科医生;
💡 dent牙齿+ist人 → 牙科医生
"I picked up a free booklet on tooth care at the dentist's."
我在牙医那里拿了一本关于牙齿保健的免费小册子.
近义：odontologist
metal ['mɛtl] 词频1
n. 金属;金属元素;成色;金色; vt. 以金属覆盖;
💡 我的(me)十个(t)尖棍(al)是 金属做的
"the expansion and contraction of the metal"
金属的膨胀与收缩
近义：brass, sheeting
mouth [maʊθ] 词频1
n. 口;出入口;传闻; vt. 装腔作势地说;喃喃地说，心不在焉地说，言不由衷地说; vi. 装腔作势说话;
💡 音“冒失”，冒失的就是“嘴” 摸(m)了摸在外面(out)喝(h)过汽水的 嘴
"He wiped his hand across his mouth, then belched loudly."
他用手抹了抹嘴，然后打了个响亮的饱嗝。
近义：articulate, name, phrase, pronounce, speak, utter
prestidigitator
n. 变戏法的人
近义：illusionist, magician, legerdemainist, conjurer, conjuror
putting
n. 投掷；（高尔夫球）打球入洞
近义：laying, placement, placing
coins
n. 硬币（coin的复数）
近义：change

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