| 单词 | disease |
| 释义 | disease disease /dɪˈziːz/ noun B1 [C or U] (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident: » a contagious/infectious disease» a common/rare/incurable/fatal disease» They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.» The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature.» She has caught/contracted (= begun to have) a lung disease/disease of the lungs.» Starvation and disease have killed thousands of refugees.Thesaurus+: ↑Disease and illness - general wordsF0 [C] something that is considered very bad in people or society: » The real disease affecting the country is inflation.Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult things and people , ↑Preventing and impedingWord partners for disease• ♯be affected by/♯have/♯suffer from a disease• ♯contract/♯develop a disease• ♯cure/♯detect/♯diagnose/♯treat a disease• ♯die from/♯of a disease• ♯carry/♯cause/♯spread disease• a ♯chronic/♯deadly/♯hereditary/♯infectious disease• ♯signs/♯symptoms of a disease• an ♯outbreak of a diseaseCollocations:–Verbs-lu. be affected by/be afflicted by/contract/develop/have/suffer from a disease» He contracted a tropical disease while he was on holiday.-lu. cure/detect/diagnose/fight/prevent/treat a disease» Local doctors feel they can prevent many diseases by ensuring that there is a fresh supply of clean water.-lu. die from/of a disease» Ravel, the famous composer, died of Alzheimer's disease.-lu. carry/cause/spread disease» Rats and mice carry disease.–Adjectives-lu. a deadly/fatal/incurable/killer/life-threatening disease» Travellers are advised not to visit the region after the discovery of a new life-threatening disease.-lu. a dangerous/horrible/serious disease» Dangerous diseases were much more common in the 19th century.-lu. a crippling/debilitating/degenerative disease» Her mother suffered from a degenerative disease that left her unable to walk.-lu. a communicable/contagious/infectious disease» Typhoid is a highly infectious disease.-lu. a genetic/hereditary disease» Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease.-lu. a chronic/rare/viral disease» He suffers from a rare liver disease.–Types-lu. bowel/coronary/coronary artery/gum/heart/kidney/liver/lung/skin disease» Poor diet and smoking are the principal causes of heart disease.-lu. smoking-related/tobacco-related diseases» The number of deaths from smoking-related diseases appears to be falling.-lu. cardiovascular/respiratory disease» He suffers from a respiratory disease and needs a supply of oxygen.-lu. a tropical disease» The hospital has a special unit that treats tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.-lu. an autoimmune disease» In autoimmune diseases, the body mistakenly attacks its own immune system.-lu. a sexually transmitted/venereal disease» Health professionals are worried by the increasing number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases.-lu. a fungal disease» The fruit harvest was ruined by a fungal disease.-lu. a mental disease» The organization provides support to sufferers of mental diseases such as schizophrenia.-lu. Alzheimer's/Crohn's/Hodgkin's/Parkinson's disease» Alzheimer's disease affects the memory.-lu. coeliac/Dutch Elm/foot-and-mouth/mad cow/ motor neurone disease» Much of the countryside was closed off to walkers in an effort to reduce the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.–Nouns-lu. signs/symptoms of a disease» He had all the classic symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.-lu. a risk of disease» An unhealthy lifestyle can increase your risk of disease in later life.-lu. an outbreak of a disease» Doctors are trying to contain a second outbreak of the disease.-lu. the incidence of a disease» Certain medicines can reduce the incidence of the disease.–Prepositions-lu. [die, recover, etc.] from a disease» His father died from a heart disease.-lu. disease among sb» The study looks at skin diseases among young adults.• • • Extra Examples:» Chickenpox is a very common disease among children.» Regular exercise reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.» There is no known cure for this disease .» The children were vaccinated against the major childhood diseases.» The disease is spread by the contamination of food and water by faeces. |
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