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单词 Botox
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Definition of Botox in English:

Botox

noun ˈbəʊtɒksˈboʊtɑks
mass nountrademark
  • A drug prepared from botulin, used medically to treat certain muscular conditions and cosmetically to remove wrinkles by temporarily paralysing facial muscles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Introduced here in 1994, Botox is injected to paralyse the muscles in the forehead, round the eyes or in the neck.
    • Some physicians are using Botox to treat facial wrinkles that aren't caused by frowning.
    • The Botox gets rid of wrinkles by relaxing the muscles that contract and crease the skin.
    • Most of the clients that take a seat in the make-up chair don't expect cosmetic help to the point of Botox or collagen injections.
    • Too old or too slow, it's time for these perennial contenders to admit they need more than Botox to get rid of their wrinkles.

Derivatives

  • Botoxed

  • adjective
    trademark
    • Some people love the facelift for such touches as the swirling tile time line that portrays the town's history, while others feel that their beach town has been Botoxed.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Maybe I can get Botoxed or have my lips injected or something.
      • The brow may be Botoxed, but the spirit is unbowed.
      • Her once beautiful, animated and expressive face has been Botoxed for so many years now that it's become an immovable mask.
      • At least I never would have to see her prematurely Botoxed face again.

Origin

1990s: from botulinum toxin.

 
 

Definition of Botox in US English:

Botox

nounˈboʊtɑksˈbōtäks
trademark
  • A drug prepared from the bacterial toxin botulin, used medically to treat certain muscular conditions and cosmetically to remove wrinkles by temporarily paralyzing facial muscles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Botox gets rid of wrinkles by relaxing the muscles that contract and crease the skin.
    • Introduced here in 1994, Botox is injected to paralyse the muscles in the forehead, round the eyes or in the neck.
    • Most of the clients that take a seat in the make-up chair don't expect cosmetic help to the point of Botox or collagen injections.
    • Some physicians are using Botox to treat facial wrinkles that aren't caused by frowning.
    • Too old or too slow, it's time for these perennial contenders to admit they need more than Botox to get rid of their wrinkles.

Origin

1990s: from botulinum toxin.

 
 
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