inoculate
verb
uk/ɪˈnɒk.jə.leɪt/us/ɪˈnɑː.kjə.leɪt/[T]
to give aweakformof adiseaseto apersonoranimal, usually byinjection, as aprotectionagainst thatdisease:
给…接种,给…作预防注射Mychildrenhave been inoculatedagainstpolio.我的孩子都打了小儿麻痹预防针。
Louis Pasteur inoculated an 8-year-oldboywithcowpoxand thenexposedhim tosmallpoxtotesthistheory.
There may be ashortageoffluvaccineto inoculate theelderlyand othervulnerablegroups.
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vaccinate
[T]
tointroducesomething such asbacteria, avirus, or afungusinto ananimalorplantaspartof anexperimentor toencourageit togrowthere:
Researchers inoculated somerabbitswiththeantigenandmeasuredtheamountofantibodiestheanimalsproduced.
Shiitakemushroomlogsarewoodenlogsinoculatedwithsporesforgrowingyourowncropofmushrooms.
[IorT]
toprotectsomeone from beingbadlyaffectedby something, usually by giving them someexperienceof it:
Psychologistsrecognizethatstressfullifeeventsmay inoculate an individalagainsttrauma.
Unfortunately,agedoes not inoculateagainstabrokenheart.
- Thepresidentorderedthe U. S. Armed Forces to be inoculated againstsmallpox.
- Thesquirrelsaretrapped, inoculated andtaggedformonitoring, thenreleased.
- Theyproposedtheideaof inoculatingbabieswithhealthygutbacteria.
- Sometimesfreshcheeseis inoculated withpiecesofbluecheesetocatchthemouldbycontact.
- Setasidethe inoculatedstarterfor 2-3daysor until themouldsstarttogrowin thestarter.
- What theyreadabout the Holocaust inoculated them againstfascismandextremismforever.
Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- anti-vax
- antibody
- antigen
- antigenic
- antiserum
- antivaxxer
- gamma globulin
- herd immunity
- immune response
- immunity
- immunization
- immunocompromised
- immunology
- immunosuppressed
- inoculation
- vaccinate
- vaccinated
- vaccination
- vax
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medicines & drugs: preventing infection
Testing, checking and experimenting
Defending and protecting