单词 | tuberculosis |
释义 | tuberculosis (tjuːbɜːʳkjʊloʊsɪs , US tuː- ) uncountable noun Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone's lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation TB is also used. Synonyms: TB, consumption [literary] Collocations: contract tuberculosis After the war she contracted tuberculosis and spent a year convalescing. Times, Sunday Times Then, in 1969, he contracted tuberculosis and that changed everything. The Sun I contracted tuberculosis and was sent there to recuperate. Times, Sunday Times Aged 12 he contracted tuberculosis and when he emerged from three bedridden years he resolved to 'make up for lost time'. Times, Sunday Times However, eight games into the 1957-58 season, he contracted tuberculosis, and the loss of a lung forced him into retirement. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 肺结核 Japanese: 結核 |
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