| 单词 | immunize |
| 释义 | immunize (once / 10965 pages) 1v 2v To immunize someone is to give them a vaccine that protects them against disease. A child's pediatrician can immunize her against measles, polio, and mumps, among many other illnesses. Vaccines work by arming your immune system against being infected — in other words, they produce immunity, or immunize you. In some cases, being exposed to a disease can also immunize you; if you've had chicken pox, you are most likely immune to it and won't get it again. There is also a legal meaning of immunize, "To make legally immune," or "to protect from being prosecuted in court." The Latin root, immunis, means "exempt" or "free." WORD FAMILYimmunize: immunization, immunized, immunizes, immunizing+/immune: immunes, immunise, immunity, immunize, nonimmune/immunise: immunisation, immunised/immunity: immunities/immunization: immunizations USAGE EXAMPLESSo the immediate contacts of a diagnosed case, and the contacts of those contacts, were either immunized immediately or after three weeks at random. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) Young children who have not been fully immunized have the highest risk of contracting the disease. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) It immunizes sites such as Yelp.com from being held accountable for scathing reviews left by customers or online news sites from vicious reader comments. Seattle Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1 v perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation 2Syn|Hyper immunise, inoculate, vaccinate inject, shoot give an injection to v law: grant immunity from prosecution Syn|Hyper immunise protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage |
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