- (also formal dental surgeon)
a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth 牙科医生 to see/visit/consult your dentist 去看/去看/咨询你的牙医 the dentist's chair/drill 牙医的椅子/钻头
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- qualified
- registered
- …
- recommend
- register with
- appointment
- office
- chair
- …
- a dentist’s appointment
- a/the dentist’s office
- a/the dentist’s chair
- …
- often dentist’s(plural dentists)
a place where a dentist sees patients 牙科诊所 I hate going to the dentist. 我讨厌去看牙医。 an appointment at the dentist’s 牙科诊所的门诊预约 She couldn’t get treatment because she wasn’t registered with the dentist. 她没在牙医那儿登记，所以没法得到治疗。
More Like This Shops, etc. with apostrophesShops, etc. with apostrophesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- qualified
- registered
- …
- recommend
- register with
- appointment
- office
- chair
- …
- a dentist’s appointment
- a/the dentist’s office
- a/the dentist’s chair
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-.