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cancer             Can·cer              /        ˈkænsə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈkænsər                /                              noun                            1              [uncountable        ]                    the fourth sign of the          zodiac,the          Crab          黄道第四宫；巨蟹宫；巨蟹（星）座                            2              [singular        ]                    a person born when the sun is in this sign, that is between 22 June and 22 July, approximately          属巨蟹座的人（约出生于 6 月 22 日至 7 月 22 日）                                              ▶                Can·cer·ian                  /          kænˈsɪəriən                    ;            NAmE                    kænˈsɪriən                    /                          noun          ,          adjective                                  Cancerian      Cancerians                  Can·cer              /        ˈkænsə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈkænsər                /                    Can·cer·ian              /        kænˈsɪəriən                ;          NAmE                kænˈsɪriən                /                        can·cer              ★                    /        ˈkænsə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈkænsər                /                              noun                                                1      ★              [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    a serious disease in which          growthsof cells, also called          cancers,form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death.          癌；癌症                            ◆        lung/breast cancer        肺癌；乳腺癌                    ◆        cancer of the bowel/stomach        肠癌；胃癌                    ◆        Most skin cancers are completely curable.        大多数的皮肤癌是可以完全治愈的。                    ◆        The cancer has spread to his stomach.        癌已扩散到他的胃部。                    ◆        cancer patients        癌症病人                    ◆        cancer research        癌症研究                    ☞        collocationsat                                            ill                                                  2              [countable        ]                    (          literary)                an evil or dangerous thing that spreads quickly          （迅速蔓延的）邪恶；（社会）毒瘤                            ◆        Violence is a cancer in our society.        暴力行为是我们社会的毒瘤。                                      ▶                can·cer·ous                  /          ˈkænsərəs                    ;            NAmE                    ˈkænsərəs                    /                          adjective                                      ◆          to become cancerous          发生癌变                          ◆                      cancerous cells/growths/tumours                    癌细胞；癌性肿瘤；癌肿瘤                            cancer      cancers                  can·cer              /        ˈkænsə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈkænsər                /                    can·cer·ous              /        ˈkænsərəs                ;          NAmE                ˈkænsərəs                /             cancer[ˈkænsə(r)]CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTSn1030433881013421401701089045200NOUN9951558805Spoken:155228736cancers[580]癌(91%)，肿瘤(6%)，巨蟹座(2%)，毒瘤(1%)[天] 巨蟹座

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Oxford	Can·cer / ˈkænsə(r) ; NAmE ˈkænsər / noun 1 [uncountable ] the fourth sign of the zodiac,the Crab 黄道第四宫；巨蟹宫；巨蟹（星）座 2 [singular ] a person born when the sun is in this sign, that is between 22 June and 22 July, approximately 属巨蟹座的人（约出生于 6 月 22 日至 7 月 22 日） ▶ Can·cer·ian / kænˈsɪəriən ; NAmE kænˈsɪriən / noun , adjective Cancerian Cancerians Can·cer / ˈkænsə(r) ; NAmE ˈkænsər / Can·cer·ian / kænˈsɪəriən ; NAmE kænˈsɪriən / can·cer ★ / ˈkænsə(r) ; NAmE ˈkænsər / noun 1 ★ [uncountable , countable ] a serious disease in which growthsof cells, also called cancers,form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death. 癌；癌症 ◆ lung/breast cancer 肺癌；乳腺癌 ◆ cancer of the bowel/stomach 肠癌；胃癌 ◆ Most skin cancers are completely curable. 大多数的皮肤癌是可以完全治愈的。 ◆ The cancer has spread to his stomach. 癌已扩散到他的胃部。 ◆ cancer patients 癌症病人 ◆ cancer research 癌症研究 ☞ collocationsat ill 2 [countable ] ( literary) an evil or dangerous thing that spreads quickly （迅速蔓延的）邪恶；（社会）毒瘤 ◆ Violence is a cancer in our society. 暴力行为是我们社会的毒瘤。 ▶ can·cer·ous / ˈkænsərəs ; NAmE ˈkænsərəs / adjective ◆ to become cancerous 发生癌变 ◆ cancerous cells/growths/tumours 癌细胞；癌性肿瘤；癌肿瘤 cancer cancers can·cer / ˈkænsə(r) ; NAmE ˈkænsər / can·cer·ous / ˈkænsərəs ; NAmE ˈkænsərəs /
LDC	cancercan‧cer /ˈkænsə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations 1[countable, uncountable] a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal → tumour: A lot of cancers can now be treated successfully.lung/breast/stomach etc cancer Smoking causes lung cancer. She was told last year that she had cancer. He died of cancer last month.cancer of cancer of the womb a new treatment which effectively kills cancer cells2[countable] an evil influence that affects a lot of people and is difficult to stop: Drug abuse is the cancer of our society.—cancerous adjective: a cancerous growth cancerous cells
WDF	cancer [ˈkænsə(r)] CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTS n1030 43388 10134 2140 17010 8904 5200 NOUN995 1558805 Spoken: 155228736 cancers[580] 癌(91%)，肿瘤(6%)，巨蟹座(2%)，毒瘤(1%) [天] 巨蟹座

Cancer Noun Can·Cer ˈkænsə(R ˈkænsər ˈkænsərəs Cancerous Adjective

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