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anorexia
厌食症
a prolonged eating disorder caused by loss of appetite
- 1.
a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
因食欲丧失导致的长期饮食失调
因食欲丧失导致的长期饮食失调;食欲缺乏;厌食;[医] 食欲缺乏;厌食
In use
After months of illness, her doctor diagnosed her with anorexia and recommended a treatment plan.
Anorexia can cause serious health problems if it is not treated early.
She recovered from anorexia with the help of a nutritionist and a psychologist.
suffer from anorexia
suffer from 表示长期或持续患有某种疾病或症状。
She has suffered from anorexia since her teens.
她从青少年时期就患有厌食症。
anorexia nervosa
anorexia nervosa 是完整的医学术语,nervosa 意为“神经性的”,日常口语中常直接说 anorexia。
Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition.
神经性厌食症是一种严重的精神健康疾病。
be diagnosed with anorexia
diagnose 常用被动语态结构:be diagnosed with + 疾病名称。
He was diagnosed with anorexia at age 15.
他在15岁时被诊断患有厌食症。
Common mistakes
She is anorexia.She is anorexic.
anorexia 是名词,表示厌食症;描述人的状态应用形容词 anorexic。
He has an anorexia.He has anorexia.
anorexia 是不可数名词,前面不能加不定冠词 an。
She suffers anorexia.She suffers from anorexia.
表示患某种疾病时,动词 suffer 后需接介词 from,构成 suffer from 的搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- anorexia nervosa
- 神经性厌食症
- Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition.神经性厌食症是一种严重的精神健康问题。
- suffer from anorexia
- 患上厌食症;饱受厌食症折磨
- Many teenagers suffer from anorexia because of social pressure.许多青少年因社会压力而患上厌食症。
- develop anorexia
- 发展成厌食症;患上厌食症
- She developed anorexia during her first year at college.她在大学第一年患上了厌食症。
- diagnosed with anorexia
- 被诊断患有厌食症
- He was diagnosed with anorexia after losing a lot of weight.他在体重骤减后被诊断患有厌食症。
- recover from anorexia
- 从厌食症中康复
- With proper support, patients can recover from anorexia.在适当的支持下,患者可以从厌食症中康复。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 anorexia 看成 a-no-rexia:一个厌食者摇头说 no,拒绝进食,记住 no 就是‘不’。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:医疗诊断、健康报道、学术讨论 这个词是医学术语,通常用于正式场合,如医疗诊断、健康报道或学术讨论;日常口语中较少单独使用,多会具体描述症状或改用更通俗的说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 anorexia 的重读元音及之后的部分一致(都含有 /ˈɛksiə/ 或 /ˈrɛksiə/ 这类音节),可视为押韵词:dyslexia、alexia、cachexia、pyrexia。注意 anoxia、ataxia 等词拼写或词形相近,但重读元音不同(如 /ɑː/ 或 /æ/),不与 anorexia 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.