Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1943
Cancer
癌症
核心释义
A serious disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably and may spread to other parts of the body.
- 1.
A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.
- 2.
巨蟹座星座的人。
Someone with a Cancer star sign.
- 3.
由异常和不受控制的细胞分裂引起的恶性肿瘤或肿瘤；可能通过淋巴系统或血液扩散到身体其他部位
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
- 4.
Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
- 5.
(占星术)太阳位于巨蟹座时出生的人
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
- 6.
北半球的一个小黄道星座；位于狮子座和双子座之间
a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
毒瘤；祸害；巨蟹座出生的人；巨蟹座；巨蟹座星座的人。；由异常和不受控制的细胞分裂引起的恶性肿瘤或肿瘤；可能通过淋巴系统或血液扩散到身体其他部位
用法In use
My aunt was diagnosed with cancer last year.
用法提示：cancer 作为名词，指一种严重疾病
Smoking is one of the leading causes of lung cancer.
用法提示：cancer 作为名词，特指肺癌
The doctor said the cancer is in remission.
用法提示：cancer 作为名词，指疾病本身
have/get cancer
He has lung cancer.
他患有肺癌。
die of/from cancer
She died of cancer last year.
她去年死于癌症。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lung cancer
- 肺癌
- He was diagnosed with lung cancer last year.他去年被诊断出患有肺癌。
- breast cancer
- 乳腺癌
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.十月是乳腺癌宣传月。
- cancer cells
- 癌细胞
- The treatment targets cancer cells specifically.这种治疗方法专门针对癌细胞。
- cancer treatment
- 癌症治疗
- She is undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital.她正在医院接受癌症治疗。
- cancer patient
- 癌症患者
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
巨蟹座Cancer的符号像螃蟹，癌细胞也像螃蟹一样扩散。
语境与语域Context & Register
语境：医学、日常；语域：中性；注意：通常用于描述疾病，中性正式均可。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: dancer, enhancer, advancer, lancer, prancer (all share /ænsər/). Beware lookalikes: canter (/ˈkæntər/), cursor (/ˈkɜrsər/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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