saline
🇬🇧 UK/'seilain/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Containing or tasting of salt; salty.
含盐的,咸的
n.
Water containing dissolved salt, especially a sterile solution used medically.
盐水,生理盐水
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.saline solution生理盐水
- 2.saline drip盐水点滴
- 3.saline water盐水
- 4.saline injection盐水注射
Example Sentences
- 1.
The nurse cleaned the wound with a saline solution to prevent infection.
- 2.
Doctors administered a saline drip to rehydrate the dehydrated patient.
- 3.
The saline taste of the coastal air reminded her of childhood summers.