Title | Vaccinate |
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Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary vac·ci·nate \\ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt\\ verb (-nat·ed ; -nat·ing) DATE 1803
transitive verb: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection intransitive verb : to perform or practice vaccination • vac·ci·na·tor \\-ˌnā-tər\\ noun English Etymology vaccinate 1803, from vaccination. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 vaccinate vac·cin·ate / 5vAksineit / verb[VN] [often passive] ~ sb (against sth) to give a person or an animal a vaccine , especially by injecting it, in order to protect them against a disease给…接种疫苗: I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。 ⇨ compare immunize , inoculate • vac·cin·ation / 7vAksi5neiFn / noun [C, U] : Make sure your vaccinations are up to date. 一定要接种最新的疫苗。 vaccination against typhoid 伤寒疫苗的接种 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged vac·ci·nate I. \ˈvaksəˌnā]t, usu ]d.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: back-formation from vaccination transitive verb 1. : to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox 2. : to administer a vaccine to (a person or animal) usually by injection intransitive verb : to perform or practice vaccination II. \“, -_nə̇]\ noun (-s) Etymology: vaccine (II) + -ate : a vaccinated individual |
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