柯林斯詞典tongue depressor / t?? d??pr?s?/ (tongue depressors) 1. N-COUNT A tongue depressor is a medical instrument that is used to press a patient's tongue down so that their mouth or throat can be examined more easily. 壓舌板[醫(yī)學(xué)] Dr. Avery took the tongue depressor out of Rae's mouth. 阿瓦利醫(yī)生把壓舌板從雷的嘴里拿出來。 返回 tongue depressor劍橋詞典US (UK spatula) a small piece of wood used by a doctor to hold someone's tongue down in order to examine their mouth or throat （醫(yī)用）壓舌板 返回 tongue depressor