speech therapist
noun[C]
uk/ˌspiːtʃ ˈθer.ə.pɪst/us/ˌspiːtʃ ˈθer.ə.pɪst/someone whosejobis totreatpeoplewho havedifficultyspeaking:
语言治疗师Aspeechtherapisthelpedhimovercomehisstammer.语言治疗师帮助他克服了口吃。
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speech therapy
- Aspeechtherapistcanidentifymechanicalproblems(such astonguethrusting) andteachyourchildtheappropriateexercisestocorrectthem.
- Aspeechtherapistwilladviseonlanguageactivitiesparentscancarryout athome.
- Increasingnumbersof call-centreworkersare being referred tospeechtherapistsbecause they arelosingtheirvoices.
- It was not until areferralto aspeechtherapistthat the four-year-old George wasdiagnosed.
- Speechtherapistsaddresscommunicationdifficultiesincomprehensionandexpression, as well asfluencyandvoice.
Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally
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