| 单词 | disease |
| 释义 | diseasediseasesdiseasedisease /dɪˈziːz/ noun [uncountable and countable] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant: She suffers from a rare disease of the blood.suffer她患有一种罕见的血液病。—diseaseddiseased adjectiveCOLLOCATIONS: diseaseverbsto have a disease (also to suffer from a disease)He has had the disease since childhood.havehaveAbout three million people suffer from the disease.to catch/get a diseaseYou can catch the disease from drinking dirty water.drinkto cause a diseaseSmoking causes heart disease.smokecauseto cure a diseaseThe disease can be cured easily.cureto treat a diseaseThe disease can be treated with antibiotics.treatantibioticto develop a diseaseA few years ago, she developed a serious lung disease.yeardevelopto pass on a disease (also to transmit a disease formal)The disease cannot be transmitted by a cough or sneeze.transmitto prevent a diseaseIt has been claimed that fibre in the diet could help prevent many serious diseases.havebeclaimcandiseaseto fight (a) disease (=to try to stop it continuing)Some bacteria help the human body fight disease.a disease spreadsWithin a year the disease had spread across Europe.havetypes of diseasea common/rare diseasecommon childhood diseasesdiseaseHe has a rare kidney disease.havea serious diseaseMany serious diseases are preventable.diseasebea fatal disease (=that causes death)The disease is rarely fatal.bean incurable disease (=that cannot be cured)She is dying of an incurable disease.bediean infectious/contagious disease (=that spreads from one person to another)Children should be vaccinated against infectious diseases.childshallvaccinatediseaseThe disease is highly contagious.bea hereditary/inherited disease (=that is passed from parent to child)Parents are offered screening for some hereditary diseases.parentbeofferscreendiseaseheart/liver/kidney etc diseaseHe is being treated for kidney disease.bebetreata skin/brain/lung etc diseaseThe fumes have caused skin diseases among the villagers.fumecausediseasevillagernouns + diseasea cure for a diseaseThere is no known cure for this disease.beknowan 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.havebethe spread of a diseaseKnowing the facts about AIDS can prevent the spread of the disease.knowfactaidthe symptoms of a disease (=physical signs that someone has a disease)To begin with, there are often no symptoms of the disease.besymptomTHESAURUS: diseaseillness something wrong with your health which makes you feel ill, especially a serious health problem which lasts for a long time: Because of her illness, she has to be very careful about what she eats.haveeatdisease an illness that is passed from one person to another, or that affects a particular part of the body: The disease is spread by mosquitoes.bemosquitoheart diseasebug informal an illness that is not serious and that spreads to other people very easily: I got a stomach bug and had to take a day off work.gethavea flu bugcondition a serious health problem which affects part of your body, especially permanently: He has a heart condition.haveShe has a rare skin condition.haveproblem something wrong with part of your body or your health in general: At the moment he has a back problem.haveminor health problemsproblemWord Choice: disease or illness?A disease is an illness that is passed from one person to another, or that affects a particular part of the body:The disease is spread by mosquitoes.bemosquito这种病由蚊子传播。He has heart disease.have他有心脏病。An illness is a serious health problem which causes someone to be ill:It took him a long time to recover from his illness.take他病了很久才康复。a hospital for people who suffer from mental illness为精神病患者提供治疗的医院Do not use illness about mild problems such as a headache or a cold. Do not use disease about mental health problems. |
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