oral
adjective
uk/ˈɔː.rəl/us/ˈɔːr.əl/oraladjective(SPOKEN)
B2
spokenand not written:
口头的;口述的an oralagreement/exam口头协议/口试
- Only inborderlinecaseswillpupilshave an oralexam.
- Weparticularlyconcentrateon oralfluency.
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- functional
- journalese
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- MFL
- patois
- pidgin
- plain English
- Polari
- rhyming slang
- shibboleth
- slang
- tongue
oraladjective(MOUTH)
of, taken by, or done to themouth:
口的;口服的;口腔的oralhygiene口腔卫生
oralcontraceptives口服避孕药
oralsurgery口腔手术
Relating to particular parts of the body
- abdominal
- abdominis
- anally
- aortic
- arterial
- aural
- bronchial
- cranial
- genito-urinary
- motor
- nasal
- neural
- nonvascular
- orally
- pubis
- pulmonary
- rectal
- rectally
- renal
- spinal
oral
noun[C]
uk/ˈɔː.rəl/us/ˈɔːr.əl/anexam, often atypeoflanguageexam, in which you givespokenand not writtenanswers:
口试(通常是一种语言的检测,对问题做口头而不是书面回答)When do you haveyourSpanishoral(=examinspokenSpanish)?你们什么时候进行西班牙语口试?
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Exams, tests & exercises
- achievement test
- Advanced Placement
- AP
- aptitude test
- assessment
- can dophrase
- dictation
- external examination
- fail
- moderate
- pop quiz
- practical
- probationary
- proctor
- psychometric
- quiz
- re-mark
- rubric
- sit
- viva