单词 | asthma |
释义 | asthma (once / 2498 pages) n Asthma is a respiratory condition that involves allergies and your lungs: people with asthma have trouble breathing at times. Asthma is a very common disorder that makes breathing difficult. An allergic reaction, too much exercise, or just being stressed out can bring on an asthma attack. When someone has an asthma attack, it's very hard for them to get a good breath of air. Fortunately, asthma is not usually a life-threatening disease, and people who are asthmatic are fine most of the time. WORD FAMILYasthma: asthmas, asthmatic+/asthmatic: asthmatically, asthmatics USAGE EXAMPLESSome earlier studies suggested that omega-3 deficiency during pregnancy may affect asthma risk in babies, but they were too small to be definitive. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The cyclist, an asthma sufferer, said he sought TUEs to "put himself back on a level playing field". BBC(Dec 28, 2016) Among the people with asthma, higher meat consumption was linked with a worsening of their lung symptoms. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) n respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin Syn|Hypo|Hyper asthma attack, bronchial asthma status asthmaticus a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness a disease affecting the respiratory system |
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