disease
noun
uk/dɪˈziːz/us/dɪˈziːz/B1[CorU]
(an)illnessofpeople,animals,plants, etc.,causedbyinfectionor afailureofhealthratherthan by anaccident:
病,疾病acontagious/infectiousdisease传染病
acommon/rare/incurable/fataldisease常见病/罕见疾病/绝症/致命疾病
Theyreportedasuddenoutbreakofthe disease in thesouthof thecountry.他们报告说该国南部地区突然爆发了这种疾病。
The firstsymptomofthe disease is a very hightemperature.这种病的最初症状是高烧。
She hascaught/contracted(=begunto have)alungdisease/disease of thelungs.她患上了肺病。
Starvation and disease havekilledthousands ofrefugees.饥饿和疾病夺去了数千名难民的生命。
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something that isconsideredverybadinpeopleorsociety:
(人或社会的)恶疾,弊病Therealdiseaseaffectingthecountryisinflation.影响该国的真正恶疾是通货膨胀。
- Chickenpox is a verycommondisease amongchildren.
- Regularexercisereducestheriskofcoronaryheartdisease.
- There is noknowncurefor this disease .
- Thechildrenwerevaccinatedagainst themajorchildhooddiseases.
- The disease isspreadby thecontaminationoffoodandwaterbyfaeces.
Disease & illness - general words
- aggressiveness
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- calculus
- CFS
- hypochondriac
- iatrogenic
- ill health
- impairment
- incurably
- outbreak
- pathology
- pathway
- seizure
- terminally
- uncomplicated
- variant
- worried well
- zoonosis
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