Oral Mouth Relating B Noun Surface Characterized Spoken

Oral
\\ȯ-ˈräl\\ geographical name
or Uralsk \\ü-ˈrȧlsk, yu̇-ˈralsk\\
city W Kazakhstan on Ural River population 214,000

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oral

I

\\ˈȯr-əl, ˈär-\\ adjective1.
  a. uttered by the mouth or in words :

spoken

      oral traditions
  b. using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf
2.
  a. of, given through, or involving the mouth
      oral health
      an oral vaccine
  b. being on or relating to the same surface as the mouth
3.
  a. of, relating to, or characterized by the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting
  b. of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness
• oral·i·ty \\ȯ-ˈra-lə-tē, ō-\\ noun
• oral·ly \\ˈȯr-ə-lē, ˈär-\\ adverb

II

noun: an oral examination — usually used in plural

oral
  1625, from L.L. oralis, from L. os (gen. oris) "mouth, opening, face, entrance," from PIE *os-/*ous- "mouth" (cf. Skt. asan "mouth," asyam "mouth, opening," Avestan ah-, Hittite aish, M.Ir. a "mouth," O.N. oss "mouth of a river," O.E. or "beginning, origin, front"). Psychological meaning "of the mouth as the focus of infantile sexual energy" (e.g. oral fixation) is from 1910. The sexual sense is first recorded 1948, in Kinsey.

oral
oral / 5C:rEl / adjective1. [usually before noun] spoken rather than written
   口头的:
   a test of both oral and written French
   法语口试和笔试
   oral evidence
   口头证据
   He was interested in oral history (= history that is collected from interviews with people who have personal knowledge of past events).
   他对口述历史感兴趣。
⇨ compare

verbal

(2)
⇨ note at

spoken

2. [only before noun] connected with the mouth
   用口的；口腔的；口服的:
   oral hygiene
   口腔衞生
   oral sex (= using the mouth to

stimulate

sb's sex organs)
   口交
3. (phonetics 语音) (of a speech sound 语音) produced without the air in the nose

vibrating

   口腔发声的；口腔的
⇨ compare

nasal

(3)
• or·al·ly / 5C:rEli / adv.:
   Answers can be written or presented orally on tape.
   答案可以写下来或口述录在磁带上。
   not to be taken orally (= a warning on some medicines to show that they must not be swallowed)
   不得口服 noun1. (especially BrE) a spoken exam, especially in a foreign language
   (尤指外语考试中的)口试:
   a French oral
   法语口试
   He failed the oral.
   他口试不及格。
2. (NAmE) a spoken exam in a university
   (大学里的)口试

oral noun

oral
I. \ˈōrəl, ˈȯr-, ˈär-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin or-, os mouth + English -al; akin to Old English ōr beginning, origin, ōra border, bank, shore, Old Norse ōss mouth of a river, Latin ora edge, border, Middle Irish ā (gen. singular) mouth, Sanskrit ās
1.
 a. : uttered by the mouth or in words : not written :
  < oral traditions >
  < oral delivery >
  < oral testimony >
 b. : using lip movement and voice articulation : conducted or delivered by the spoken word
  < oral reading >
 specifically : emphasizing lip reading and the development of vocal expression rather than the use of manual signs in teaching the deaf
  < oral teacher >
  < oral method >
  < oral system >
2.
 a.
  (1) : of, relating to, or belonging to the mouth :
   < the oral mucous membrane >
  (2) : given or taken through or by way of the mouth
   < doses for oral administration >
  (3) : acting on the mouth
   < oral diseases >
   < a skillful oral surgeon >
 b. : articulated between lips and uvula and with the velum raised so that there is no nasal resonance
  < oral speech sounds >
  < an oral consonant >
 c.
  (1) : being the surface on which the mouth is situated
   < the oral surface of a starfish >
  (2) : relating to or located on an oral surface
   < the water-vascular system is chiefly oral >
   — opposed to aboral
3.
 a. : of, relating to, or characterized by the first stage of psychosexual development in which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting
 b. : of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness — compare ,
• oral·ly \-rəlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an oral part (as a plate or valve)
2. : an oral examination — usually used in plural
 < had to clear this hurdle before reaching your orals — Francis Biddle >

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