Word · Frequency #9097
leukaemia
白血病
a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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n malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
白血病
In use
The child was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of five.
Advances in treatment have improved survival rates for many types of leukaemia.
She has been in remission from leukaemia for two years now.
diagnosed with leukaemia
He was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of five.
他在五岁时被诊断出患有白血病。
suffer from leukaemia
Many children suffer from leukaemia in developing countries.
许多发展中国家儿童患有白血病。
treatment for leukaemia
Advances in treatment for leukaemia have improved survival rates.
白血病治疗的进展提高了生存率。
Common mistakes
He has a leukaemia.He has leukaemia.
Leukaemia 作为疾病名称通常不可数，因此前面不加不定冠词 'a'。
Leukemia is a serious disease.Leukaemia is a serious disease.
英式英语中此词拼写为 'leukaemia'，美式拼写 'leukemia' 在英式语境中视为错误。
Connections
Collocations
- acute leukaemia
- 急性白血病
- He was diagnosed with acute leukaemia last month.他上个月被诊断出患有急性白血病。
- childhood leukaemia
- 儿童白血病
- Childhood leukaemia is one of the most common cancers in children.儿童白血病是儿童中最常见的癌症之一。
- leukaemia patient
- 白血病患者
- The hospital has a dedicated ward for leukaemia patients.医院设有专门的白血病患者病房。
- leukaemia treatment
- 白血病治疗
- Advances in leukaemia treatment have improved survival rates significantly.白血病治疗的进展显著提高了生存率。
- develop leukaemia
- 患上白血病
- Workers exposed to certain chemicals may develop leukaemia.接触某些化学品的工人可能会患上白血病。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象'leukaemia'读作'路奇米亚'，就像一条路上挤满了异常的白细胞。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical 白血病是医学术语，通常用于正式或专业场合，如医疗报告和医学教科书。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，复数形式指多种类型
Pronunciation & Spelling
Anaemia (əˈniːmiə) rhymes exactly with leukaemia (luːˈkiːmiə) because the stressed vowel /iː/ and following /miə/ match. Hypothermia (ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːrmiə) shares the /miə/ ending but has a different stressed vowel /θɜː/, so it is a spelling lookalike but not a true rhyme.
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。
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