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单词 measly
释义

measles /mēˈzəlz/

plural noun
  1. (but usu sing in construction) an infectious fever accompanied by eruptions of small red spots on the skin
  2. A disease of pigs and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms
  3. A blister or a disease of trees (obsolete)
ORIGIN: ME maseles; cf Du mazelen measles, OHGer masala blister; Ger Masern measles

meaˈsle noun

A tapeworm larva

transitive verb (archaic)

To infect with measles

intransitive verb (archaic)

To contract measles

meaˈsled adjective

Measly

meaˈsliness noun

meaˈsly adjective (meaˈslier; meaˈsliest)

  1. Infected with measles, or with tapeworm larvae
  2. Spotty
  3. Paltry, miserable (informal)

German measles

Rubella

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