check-up

check-up — 名詞

1. a visit to a doctor or clinic where your overall physical condition is examined,

1.名詞B1
釋義

健康檢查

評估整體健康狀況的醫療檢查

a visit to a doctor or clinic where your overall physical condition is examined, often in order to find or prevent health problems before they become serious.

例句

Mayumi goes for a check-up every year to make sure her heart and blood pressure are fine.

Mayumi 每年都去做健康檢查，確保心臟和血壓沒有問題。

go for a check-up — annual routine visit

The school doctor gave the children a quick check-up before the sports competition.

校醫在運動比賽前為孩子們做了快速的身體檢查。

give + check-up (doctor as subject)

同義詞
  • physical

    informal American English term for a medical check-up, especially a routine one

  • medical examination

    more formal and broader in scope; can refer to any medical inspection, not just routine health checks

  • health screening

    focuses specifically on testing for early signs of disease, such as cancer or high blood pressure

文法句型

go for a check-up

have a check-up

get a check-up

用法筆記

Check-up is a countable noun and is most commonly used in the singular form. In American English, the synonym 'physical' is often used informally (e.g. 'I need to get a physical'). In British English, 'medical' is also common (e.g. 'She had a medical for her new job').

常見錯誤

❌I need to check-up my health.
✅I need a check-up.
💡Check-up is a noun, not a verb. The verb form is 'check up on someone/something'.