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have dysentery
表示患病时，dysentery 前通常不加冠词。
He had dysentery after drinking contaminated water.
他喝了受污染的水后得了痢疾。
痢疾
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
痢疾
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
He had dysentery after drinking contaminated water.
他喝了受污染的水后得了痢疾。
以肠道(尤指大肠)炎症为特征的疾病,症状包括粪便带脓、发热、腹痛、大量腹泻,可能伴有便血。
A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.
肠道感染,表现为严重腹泻
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
腹泻。
diarrhea.
The traveler developed severe dysentery after drinking contaminated water.
这名旅行者喝了受污染的水后患上了严重的痢疾。
In the past, many soldiers died from dysentery during long wars.
过去，许多士兵在长期战争中死于痢疾。
The doctor said his bloody diarrhea was caused by dysentery.
医生说他的血性腹泻是由痢疾引起的。
表示患病时，dysentery 前通常不加冠词。
He had dysentery after drinking contaminated water.
他喝了受污染的水后得了痢疾。
suffer from 常用于较正式或病史描述中。
Many soldiers suffered from dysentery during the campaign.
许多士兵在战役期间患了痢疾。
contract 强调感染、得病，比 have 更正式。
She contracted dysentery while traveling in the tropics.
她在热带旅行时染上了痢疾。
outbreak of 用于描述疾病在某个地区突然流行。
The village reported an outbreak of dysentery last month.
那个村庄上个月报告了一起痢疾暴发。
Not this
He was hospitalized with a dysentery.
Use this
He was hospitalized with dysentery.
dysentery（痢疾）是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a；表示患痢疾时直接用 dysentery 即可。
Not this
Many soldiers suffered dysentery during the war.
Use this
Many soldiers suffered from dysentery during the war.
表达“患（痢疾等疾病）”时，suffer 是不及物动词，需加介词 from 再接疾病名称。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
痢疾暴发
The camp reported an outbreak of dysentery after the flood.
洪水过后，营地报告了痢疾暴发。
患痢疾
Many soldiers suffered from dysentery during the march.
行军期间许多士兵患了痢疾。
细菌性痢疾
Bacillary dysentery is common in areas with poor sanitation.
细菌性痢疾在卫生条件差的地区很常见。
阿米巴痢疾
Amoebic dysentery can be treated with specific antiparasitic drugs.
阿米巴痢疾可以用特定的抗寄生虫药物治疗。
死于痢疾
Many prisoners died of dysentery in the overcrowded jail.
许多囚犯在拥挤的监狱里死于痢疾。
你死于痢疾。
In the classic computer game Oregon Trail, the message 'You have died of dysentery' became a famous meme.
在经典电脑游戏《俄勒冈小径》中，“你死于痢疾”这条消息成了著名梗。
Use dysentery naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 dys- 想成 dis-（坏），enter 像“进入”→ 坏东西进入肠道引发严重腹泻，即痢疾。
语域：formal 常见场景：医疗诊断、公共卫生报道、医学文献 dysentery 通常用于正式或医学语境，如医疗记录、公共卫生报告和医学教材，在日常口语中较少出现。
同韵词：cemetery（/ˈsɛməˌtɛri/，结尾同为 /ˌtɛri/）和 berry（/ˈbɛri/，押 /ɛri/）。注意 lookalikes：mystery（/ˈmɪstəri/）、stationery（/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri/）、slippery（/ˈslɪpəri/）、artery（/ˈɑːrtəri/）虽有相似的 -ery/-tery 拼写，但发音中元音为 /ə/ 或 /eɪ/，与 /ɛ/ 不同，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.