| 单词 | heartburn |
| 释义 | heartburn (once / 18761 pages) n Heartburn is an uncomfortable form of indigestion that feels like a burning in your chest. You might experience heartburn after eating twelve slices of pizza for dinner. People with a tendency to get heartburn often start to feel a painful sensation after they eat. Heartburn can begin as an acidic feeling in your stomach that moves up into your upper chest. It happens when gastric acid is regurgitated into the esophagus, and it can also be called "acid indigestion." The original, thirteenth century meaning of heartburn was "lust," but by the fifteenth century it had come to have today's meaning of "indigestion." WORD FAMILYheartburn: heartburns USAGE EXAMPLESSome proposals appear in both budget blueprints, including one that might cause heartburn for state employees worried about job security. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) She still has to take drugs for heartburn and for chemotherapy-induced menopause, but she has been free from MS relapse for 14 years. Nature(Nov 29, 2016) When I read the circular, I felt a tight discomfort in my chest like the heartburn I got after eating greasy akara. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) n a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder Syn|Hyper pyrosis symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
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