tonsils ['tɒnsɪlz]

例句:

• This is often caused by enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
  来自BBC
• The tonsils become fiery red and swollen.
  扁桃体变得又红又肿。
  来自《权威词典》
• I had my tonsils out when I was ten.
  我10岁的时候把扁桃体切除了.
  
• The doctor cut out his tonsils.
  医生切除了他的扁桃体.
  
• He had surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids in January.
  来自WSJ
• They're rather like tonsils but found higher up above the throat.
  来自BBC