| Title | immune |
|---|---|
| Text |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary im·mune ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin immunis, from in- + munia services, obligations; akin to Latin munus service — more at mean DATE 15th century 1. a. free , exempt immune from further taxation b. marked by protection some criminal leaders are immune from arrest 2. not susceptible or responsive immune to all pleas especially : having a high degree of resistance to a disease immune to diphtheria 3. a. having or producing antibodies or lymphocytes capable of reacting with a specific antigen an immune serum b. produced by, involved in, or concerned with immunity or an immune response immune agglutinins immune globulins • immune noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 immune im·mune / i5mju:n / adjective[not usually before noun] 1. ~ (to sth) that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness 有免疫力: Adults are often immune to German measles. 成人往往对风疹有免疫力。 2. ~ (to sth) not affected by sth 不受影响: You'll eventually become immune to criticism. 你终究会变得不在乎批评了。 3. ~ (from sth) protected from sth and therefore able to avoid it 受保护；免除；豁免 SYN exempt :
No six should be immune from prosecution. 任何人都不应免于被起诉。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English immune adj. 1 protected against a disease VERBS be, seem | become | remain, stay | make sb The vaccination doesn't necessarily make you completely immune. ADV. completely, totally PREP. to Many people are immune to this disease. 2 not affected by sth VERBS appear, be, prove, seem | become | remain ADV. completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly | by no means, far from Children are far from immune to the virus of cruelty that is latent in all human beings. | almost, largely, virtually | relatively PREP. to She's quite immune to criticism. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: acquired immune deficiency syndrome , or immune response , or immune system , or immune reaction , or immune serum globulin , or severe combined immune deficiency , or immune body , or immune globulin , or immune serum im·mune I. \ə̇ˈmyün\ adjective Etymology: Latin immunis exempt from public service, exempt, from in- in- (I) + -munis (from munia services, obligations) — more at mean (common)1. a. : free , exempt < immune from further taxation > < a book is a tool … and should be as immune, almost, from decoration as a crowbar or a cartridge — Holbrook Jackson > b. : protected , guarded — usually used with from or against < immune from political pressures by reason of his office > < a full life is immune against boredom > 2. [French immun, from Latin immunis] : not susceptible or responsive — usually used with to < immune to all pleas > < the Soviet Union has not been immune to the pressures of coexistence — L.S.Feuer > < a streptococcus immune to antibiotics > especially : having a high degree of natural or acquired resistance to a disease < immune to diphtheria > 3. a. : having or producing antibodies to a corresponding antigen or hapten < an immune serum > b. : produced in response to the presence of a corresponding antigen < immune agglutinins > 4. of cotton yarn : treated so as to repel the usual dyes for cotton II. noun (-s) : an immune individual |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Immoral adjective moral dictionary not english oxford merriam-webster's
Previous card: Latin noun merriam-webster's collegiate late impar imparity dictionary
Up to card list: English learning