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tuberculosis n.肺结核 (1) 直到二十世纪五十年代，结核病仍然使人不寒而栗。(2) 肺结核病有咯血症状。(3) 她因患肺结核而一天天瘦下去。(4) 肺结核病的最好良药就是休息. Tuberculosis — often called TB — is a serious disease that is now rare. Whew. When someone catches tuberculosis, which is transmitted by tubercle-bacillus through the air, lesions called tubercles grow in the lungs, causing serious health problems. If not treated, the disease can spread throughout the body. TB shows up in a lot of old literature and operas – the Romantic poet John Keats wrote poems about TB and died at age 25 from the disease.

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英 [tjuːˌbɜːkju'ləʊsɪs] 美 [tuːˌbɜːrkjə'loʊsɪs] (1) As late as the 1950s tuberculosis was still a threat.(2) In cases of tuberculosis blood is expectorated.(3) She is wasting away with tuberculosis.(4) The best remedy for tuberculosis consists in rest. Tuberculosis is a contagious and deadly disease. It mainly affects the lungs, but it can spread to the rest of the body. When a character from 19th century literature coughs into a blood-speckled hanky, tuberculosis is often to blame. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]肺结核；结核病(缩略形式为 TB) Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone's lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation TB is also used.

英语单词	tuberculosis
英美音标	英 [tjuːˌbɜːkju'ləʊsɪs] 美 [tuːˌbɜːrkjə'loʊsɪs]
中文释义	n.肺结核
英语例句	(1) As late as the 1950s tuberculosis was still a threat. (2) In cases of tuberculosis blood is expectorated. (3) She is wasting away with tuberculosis. (4) The best remedy for tuberculosis consists in rest.
中文例句	(1) 直到二十世纪五十年代，结核病仍然使人不寒而栗。 (2) 肺结核病有咯血症状。 (3) 她因患肺结核而一天天瘦下去。 (4) 肺结核病的最好良药就是休息.
vocabulary简明	Tuberculosis is a contagious and deadly disease. It mainly affects the lungs, but it can spread to the rest of the body. When a character from 19th century literature coughs into a blood-speckled hanky, tuberculosis is often to blame.
vocabulary扩展	Tuberculosis — often called TB — is a serious disease that is now rare. Whew. When someone catches tuberculosis, which is transmitted by tubercle-bacillus through the air, lesions called tubercles grow in the lungs, causing serious health problems. If not treated, the disease can spread throughout the body. TB shows up in a lot of old literature and operas – the Romantic poet John Keats wrote poems about TB and died at age 25 from the disease.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]肺结核；结核病(缩略形式为 TB) Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone's lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation TB is also used.

Tuberculosis Tb Body Disease Affects Lungs Spread Literature