| 单词 | disease |
| 释义 | diseasedisease /dɪˈziz/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1[countable, uncountable] medicine an illness of the body or mind, that affects a person, animal, or plant: Thousands of people are dying of hunger and disease. Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. Tina suffers from a rare brain disease. The viruses cause disease. She contracted the disease (=became infected with the disease) through a mosquito bite. Unclean drinking water can spread disease (=cause other people to become infected). There is no known cure for the disease.2[countable] something that is seriously wrong with society, or with someone’s mind, behavior, etc.: Loneliness is a disease of our urban communities. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French desaise, from aise relaxed feeling, comfort]—diseased adjective → see also heart disease, illness, social disease, venereal diseaseCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a disease (also suffer from a disease formal) How long have you had the disease? About three million people suffer from the disease.catch/get a disease (also contract a disease formal) He contracted the disease while traveling in Africa.develop a disease A few years ago, she developed a serious lung disease.carry a disease (=be able to pass it on) They tried to kill the insects that carried the disease.spread a disease/pass on a disease (also transmit a disease formal) Parents may transmit the disease to their children.die of/from (a) disease He was hospitalized and nearly died from a mysterious disease.cause a disease Smoking is probably the major factor causing heart disease.diagnose a disease (also diagnose somebody with a disease) (=say what a disease is) The disease is difficult to diagnose. He was diagnosed with the disease 10 years ago.prevent a disease It has been claimed that fiber in the diet can help prevent many serious diseases.treat a disease The disease can be treated with antibiotics.cure a disease The plant was believed to cure diseases.fight (a) disease (=try to stop it continuing) Some bacteria help the human body fight disease.a disease spreads The government has no idea how far the disease has spread.adjectives/nouns + diseasea common disease Children were vaccinated against common diseases.a rare disease She suffers from a rare bone disease.a serious disease He was worried that he might be suffering from a serious disease.an infectious/contagious disease (=one that spreads from one person to another) The disease is highly contagious.a chronic disease (=one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured) Emphysema is a chronic lung disease.a fatal/deadly disease (=one that causes death) If left untreated, the disease can be fatal.an incurable disease (=one that cannot be cured) Diseases that were once incurable can now be treated with antibiotics.a skin/brain/lung etc. disease The pollution has caused skin diseases among the villagers.heart/liver/kidney disease He is being treated for kidney disease.a hereditary/inherited disease (=that is passed from parent to child) Should people with a serious hereditary disease have children?a sexually transmitted disease (=that is spread by having sex) There was a rise in the number of sexually transmitted diseases. |
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