唾液
tuò yè
Pinyin
Definition
唾液
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- saliva
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
唾面自干
- 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
- 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
拾人涕唾
- 1 to plagiarize (idiom)
琼浆玉液
- 1 bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals
- 2 superb liquor
- 3 top quality wine
Sample Sentences
我们进食的时候,口腔内部会受到刺激,大脑就会下令分泌能帮助消化食物的唾液,其中又以酸的食物所产生的刺激最为强烈。
When we are eating, we get oral stimulation. Our brain would command the mouth to secrete saliva in order to help digest the food. Among which, sour food induces the most stimulation.
时间一久,就算还没尝到酸的食物,光是想像,大脑也会习惯性地发出信号让口腔内部分泌唾液。
As time passes by, even though we haven't eaten sour food yet, our brain would customarily send signals to make our mouth secrete saliva by simply imagining sour food.
所以每次当我们吃进柠檬、梅子、酸菜等酸的食物的时候,大脑就会下达指令分泌大量的唾液。
As a result, when we are eating lemon, plum, pickled cabbage or other sorts of sour food, our brain would give orders to secrete a big amount of saliva.