| 英语单词 | measles |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['miːzlz] 美 ['miːzlz] |
| 中文释义 | n.麻疹 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Most of us have had measles, but I am an exception. (2) People are vaccinated against measles. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我们大部分人都患过麻疹,但我是一个例外。 (2) 人们接种麻疹疫苗。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Measles is a serious contagious illness that's distinctive for the bright red spots that can spread over the entire body. One of the vaccines most young children receive helps keep them from getting measles. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Measles used to be a disease that killed many people — it's estimated that between the mid-nineteenth century and 2005, about 200 million people died from measles. Today about 85 percent of children worldwide are vaccinated against measles, so it's much less common than it once was. The word measles most likely comes from the Middle Dutch masel, or "blemish." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]麻疹 Measles is an infectious illness that gives you a high temperature and red spots on your skin. [also |
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