[N-VAR 可变名词]疾病;(动植物的)病害 A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
疾病在这一区域的迅速蔓延
...illnesses such as heart disease...
诸如心脏病之类的疾病
Doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
医生们相信他们已经治好了他的病。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指社会某一群体的)弊病,积习,恶习 You can refer to a bad attitude or habit, usually one that a group of people have, as a disease.
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...the wretched disease of racism eating away at the core of our society.
侵蚀着我们社会核心的种族主义恶疾
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dis·ease★/dɪˈziːz; NAmEdɪˈziːz/noun[uncountable , countable ]1★an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection 病;疾病◆heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease心脏病、肝病、肾病等◆health measures to prevent the spread of disease预防疾病传播的保健措施◆an infectious/contagious disease(= one that can be passed to sb very easily)传染病;接触性传染病◆It is not known what causes the disease.这种病的起因不明。◆protection against sexually transmitted diseases性传播疾病的预防◆He suffers from a rare blood disease.他患有一种罕见的血液病。☞collocationsat
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2[countable ]( formal) something that is very wrong with people's attitudes, way of life or with society 弊端;恶疾;痼疾◆Greed is a disease of modern society.贪婪是现代社会的恶疾。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析diseaseillness ◆disorder ◆infection ◆condition ◆ailment ◆bug These are all words for a medical problem. 以上各词均表示健康问题。■diseasea medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection 常指人、动植物感染的病、疾病:◆He suffers from a rare blood disease.他患有一种罕见的血液病。■illnessa medical problem, or a period of suffering from one 指病、疾病、患病期:◆She died after a long illness.她久病不愈而亡。disease or illness? 用 disease 还是 illness?Diseaseis used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illnessis used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health. *disease 指较严重的身体疾病,尤其是影响身体器官的疾病。illness 指重病或小病均可,也可指精神上的疾病: ◆heart/kidney/liver illness◆mental diseaseDiseaseis not used about a period of illness. *disease 不指患病期: ◆she died after a long disease■disorder( rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly 指失调、紊乱、不适、疾病:◆a rare disorder of the liver一种罕见的肝病NOTEA disorderis generally not infectious. Disorderis used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric,personality,mentaland eating.When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood,boweland kidney,and these are commonly serious,severeor rare.*disorder 一般不传染,多与有关精神问题的词连用,如 psychiatric / personality / mental / eating disorder ﹙精神错乱;人格障碍;精神紊乱;进食障碍﹚。谈到身体方面的问题常与下列词连用,如 blood / bowel / kidney disorder ﹙血液病;肠道失调;肾脏疾病﹚,这些疾病一般用 serious、severe 或 rare 等词修饰。 ■infectionan illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body 指由细菌或病毒引起的身体某部位的感染或传染疾病:◆a throat infection喉部感染■conditiona medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it 指因不可治愈而长期患有的疾病:◆a heart condition心脏病■ailment( rather formal) an illness that is not very serious 指轻病、小恙:◆childhood ailments儿童期小病■bug( informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild 指轻微的传染病、小病:◆a nasty flu bug严重的流感PATTERNS◆to have / have a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug ◆to catch / catch a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug diseasediseasesdis·ease/dɪˈziːz; NAmEdɪˈziːz/
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diseasedis‧ease /dɪˈziːz/ ●●●S3W1 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plantdisease of She suffers from a rare disease of the brain. His father died of heart disease. She contracted the disease while she was abroad on holiday.► see thesaurus at
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2[countable] something that is seriously wrong with society or with someone’s mind, behaviour etc: Loneliness is a disease of our urban communities.—diseased adjective: diseased muscles a diseased plantCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a disease· How long have you had the disease?suffer from a disease· About three million people suffer from the disease.catch/get a disease (also contract a disease formal)· He caught the disease while travelling in Africa.develop a disease· A few years ago, she developed a serious lung disease.pass on a disease (also transmit a disease formal)· They may pass the disease on to their children.cause a disease· Smoking is probably the major factor causing heart disease.prevent a disease· It has been claimed that fibre in the diet could help prevent many serious diseases.treat a disease· The disease can be treated with antibiotics.cure a disease· The plant was believed to cure diseases in humans and cattle.fight (a) disease (=try to stop it continuing)· Some bacteria help the human body fight disease.a disease spreads· The government have no idea how far the disease has spread.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + diseasecommon· common childhood diseasesrare· She suffers from a rare bone disease.serious· vaccines against serious diseases like hepatitis and meningitisfatal/deadly (=that causes death)· If left untreated, the disease can be fatal.· Thousands of children are struck down by this deadly disease every year.incurable (=that cannot be cured)· Diseases that were once thought incurable can be treated with antibiotics.infectious/contagious (=that spreads quickly from one person to another)· The disease is highly contagious.a skin/brain/lung etc disease· The fumes have caused skin diseases among the villagers.heart/liver/kidney disease· He is being treated for kidney disease.a hereditary/inherited disease (=that is passed from parent to child)· Parents are offered screening for some hereditary diseases.a sexually-transmitted disease (=that is spread by having sex)· There was a worrying rise in the number of sexually-transmitted diseases.a degenerative disease (=that gradually gets worse)· She was suffering from a degenerative disease that confined her to a wheelchair.a chronic disease (=continuing for a long time and not possible to cure)· Chronic disease is sometimes seen as an inevitable part of being old.phrasesa cure for a disease· There is no known cure for this disease.an outbreak of a disease (=when a disease appears in a number of people or animals)· There has been an outbreak of the disease in Wales.the spread of a disease· Knowing the facts about AIDS can prevent the spread of the disease.the symptoms of a disease (=physical signs that someone has a disease)· To begin with, there are often no symptoms of the disease.
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