Word · Frequency #931
Fully loadeddisease
疾病；病
An abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes illness or dysfunction
- 1.
An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
人类、动物或植物的异常状况,引起不适或功能障碍；与受伤不同,后者通常瞬时发生。
- 2.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
健康受损或功能失调的状态
- 3.
Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
任何异常或有害状况,如社会、人们的态度、生活方式等。
- 4.
A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
不安；烦恼；麻烦；忧虑。
弊病；弊端；不安；烦恼；人类、动物或植物的异常状况,引起不适或功能障碍；与受伤不同,后者通常瞬时发生。；健康受损或功能失调的状态；任何异常或有害状况,如社会、人们的态度、生活方式等。
In use
Regular exercise can help prevent heart disease.
The disease spread rapidly through the population.
Greed is a disease that afflicts many in the corporate world.
contract + disease
contract 用于正式或医学语境，强调感染疾病。
He contracted a rare disease during his travels.
他在旅行期间感染了一种罕见疾病。
suffer from + disease
suffer from 表示长期或经常受疾病困扰。
Many elderly people suffer from chronic diseases.
许多老年人患有慢性疾病。
cure + disease
cure 强调彻底治愈。
Researchers are trying to cure the disease with new drugs.
Connections
Collocations
- chronic disease
- 慢性病
- He suffers from a chronic disease.他患有慢性病。
- infectious disease
- 传染病
- The infectious disease spread quickly.传染病迅速传播。
- heart disease
- 心脏病
- Heart disease is a leading cause of death.心脏病是主要死因。
- disease control
- 疾病控制
- Disease control measures were implemented.实施了疾病控制措施。
- disease prevention
- 疾病预防
- Disease prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
- social disease
- 社会弊病
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dis-（不）+ ease（舒适），疾病即身体不舒适的状态。
Context & Register
中性语体；常用于医学、健康讨论和日常语境。中文说明：通常指人体或生物体的结构或功能紊乱，不是直接外伤所致。
Grammar Note
常与冠词连用，泛指时用零冠词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ease' are compared. Note that the sound of the ending differs: 'ease', 'please', and 'tease' end with /iːz/ and rhyme with 'disease', while 'cease', 'lease', and 'crease' end with /iːs/ and do not rhyme.
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。
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。
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。
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