immune

adjective

/ɪˈmjuːn/

[not usually before noun]

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immune (to something) that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness
- Adults are often immune to German measles.
Extra Examples
- Many people are immune to this disease.
- The vaccination doesn't necessarily make you completely immune.
Topics Health and Fitnessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- totally
preposition
- to
See full entry
immune (to something) not affected by something, especially something that you might expect to be harmful
- You'll eventually become immune to criticism.
- Few men are immune to her charms.
- Our business is far from immune to economic conditions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- prove
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
- to
See full entry
immune (from something) protected from something and therefore able to avoid it synonym exempt
- No one should be immune from prosecution.
- Not even the President’s wife was immune from criticism by the press.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- prove
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
- to
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘free from (a liability)’): from Latin immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’. Sense 1 dates from the late 19th cent.

单词	immune
释义	immune adjective /ɪˈmjuːn/ /ɪˈmjuːn/ [not usually before noun] jump to other results immune (to something) that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness Adults are often immune to German measles. Extra Examples Many people are immune to this disease. The vaccination doesn't necessarily make you completely immune. Topics Health and Fitnessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb completely totally preposition to See full entry immune (to something) not affected by something, especially something that you might expect to be harmful You'll eventually become immune to criticism. Few men are immune to her charms. Our business is far from immune to economic conditions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be prove … adverb completely entirely totally … preposition from to See full entry immune (from something) protected from something and therefore able to avoid it synonym exempt No one should be immune from prosecution. Not even the President’s wife was immune from criticism by the press. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be prove … adverb completely entirely totally … preposition from to See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘free from (a liability)’): from Latin immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’. Sense 1 dates from the late 19th cent.
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