Word · Frequency #10760
cholera
霍乱
A serious infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhea and dehydration, typically spread through contaminated water or food.
- 1.
Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
霍乱；人或家畜的急性肠道传染病,由霍乱弧菌经污染的水或食物引起,以严重腹泻、腹绞痛、恶心、呕吐和脱水为特征。
- 2.
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
由摄入受污染的水或食物引起的急性肠道感染
霍乱；人或家畜的急性肠道传染病,由霍乱弧菌经污染的水或食物引起,以严重腹泻、腹绞痛、恶心、呕吐和脱水为特征。；由摄入受污染的水或食物引起的急性肠道感染；霍乱；[医] 霍乱
In use
The outbreak of cholera required an immediate vaccination campaign.
Access to clean drinking water is essential to prevent cholera.
Severe diarrhea and vomiting are common symptoms of cholera.
contract cholera
contract 是较正式的用词，表示感染（疾病），后接病名。
He contracted cholera after drinking contaminated water.
他喝了受污染的水后染上了霍乱。
an outbreak of cholera
outbreak of 后接疾病名，指疾病的突然暴发。
The government is trying to control an outbreak of cholera.
政府正努力控制霍乱疫情。
die of cholera
die of 后可接具体疾病名称，表示死亡原因。
Connections
Collocations
- cholera outbreak
- 霍乱暴发
- The country is struggling to contain the cholera outbreak.该国正在努力控制霍乱暴发。
- cholera epidemic
- 霍乱流行
- A cholera epidemic swept through the region in the nineteenth century.十九世纪，一场霍乱流行席卷了该地区。
- cholera vaccine
- 霍乱疫苗
- Travelers to high-risk areas should consider getting the cholera vaccine.前往高风险地区的旅行者应考虑接种霍乱疫苗。
- contract cholera
- 感染霍乱
- Without clean water, people are more likely to contract cholera.没有清洁用水，人们更有可能感染霍乱。
- cholera bacteria
- 霍乱弧菌
- Cholera bacteria spread through contaminated water.霍乱弧菌通过受污染的水传播。
- cholera patients
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“渴了拉”（cholera 谐音）：喝了脏水，渴了又拉肚子，记住就是霍乱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical literature、public health reports、news reports 霍乱是比较正式的医学/公共卫生术语，通常用于新闻报道、医学文献或官方健康通报等正式场合，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
美式英语 cholera 读作 /ˈkɑlɝə/：其中 'ch' 发 /k/（与 chorus /ˈkɔːrəs/ 相同），词尾非重读的 '-era' 发 /ərə/（与 camera /ˈkæmərə/、opera /ˈɑːpərə/ 相同）。需注意形近词 era /ˈɪrə/、chlorine /ˈklɔːriːn/、color /ˈkʌlər/ 的发音并不相同。没有常见词与 cholera 完全押韵，因为其重读音节 /kɑl/ 的这一拼读组合较为罕见。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.