Word · Frequency #22500
cancerous
癌的;患癌的
relating to or affected with cancer
- 1.
Relating to or affected with cancer.
与癌症有关的或患癌症的。
- 2.
Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
快速生长或扩散,达到有害程度。
似癌的;像癌症般蔓延的;与癌症有关的或患癌症的。;快速生长或扩散,达到有害程度。;癌的;似癌的
In use
The doctor confirmed that the tumor was cancerous and needed surgery.
The virus can make healthy cells cancerous within weeks.
Regular screening helps doctors find cancerous growths early.
cancerous + [noun]
cancerous 作定语时,常与 cells、tissue、tumor、growth 等表示身体组织或病变的名词连用。
The biopsy revealed cancerous cells in the lung tissue.
活检显示肺组织中有癌细胞。
become/turn + cancerous
become/turn cancerous 表示“癌变”,强调从非癌状态转为癌性状态。
If left untreated, this polyp may become cancerous.
如果不治疗,这个息肉可能会癌变。
cancerous + [abstract noun]
该词也有比喻用法,形容邪恶、有害的事物像癌症一样不断蔓延扩张。
Connections
Collocations
- cancerous cells
- 癌细胞
- The lab found cancerous cells in the sample.实验室在样本中发现了癌细胞。
- cancerous tumor
- 癌性肿瘤
- Surgeons removed the cancerous tumor from her lung.外科医生切除了她肺部的癌性肿瘤。
- cancerous tissue
- 癌变组织
- The biopsy showed cancerous tissue in the breast.活检显示乳腺中有癌变组织。
- cancerous mole
- 癌变的痣
- The dermatologist removed a cancerous mole from his back.皮肤科医生从他背上切除了一颗癌变的痣。
- become cancerous
- 发生癌变
- Some polyps can become cancerous over time.有些息肉随时间推移可能发生癌变。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想癌细胞像螃蟹(cancer)一样横行蔓延,加-ous即癌性的。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:medical reports and health discussions、political and social commentary 该词在医学语境中通常为中性,客观表示“与癌相关的”或“患癌的”;在比喻用法中多用于正式或书面表达,形容某种有害事物像癌症一样扩散。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都带有 -ous/-erous 结尾,但都不与 cancerous 完全同韵:cancerous 读作 /ˈkænsərəs/,重音在 /kæn/,后面是 /sərəs/。slanderous /ˈslændərəs/ 与它重读元音相同(/æ/),但后面是 /ndərəs/,所以仍不同韵;generous、dangerous、treacherous、murderous 拼写相似但重音元音不同;monstrous /ˈmɒnstrəs/ 拼写相似但结尾是 /strəs/。
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.