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be diagnosed with [disease]
The baby was diagnosed with meningitis after several days of fever.
婴儿发烧几天后被诊断出患有脑膜炎。
脑膜炎
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脑膜炎
Infectious disease with inflammation of the meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord), usually caused by bacterial infection.
The baby was diagnosed with meningitis after several days of fever.
婴儿发烧几天后被诊断出患有脑膜炎。
脑膜炎症,特征为头痛、颈项强直、畏光,以及发热、寒战、呕吐和肌痛。
Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
以脑膜(包裹大脑或脊髓的组织)发炎为特征的传染病,通常由细菌感染引起；症状包括头痛、颈强直、发热和恶心。
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
The doctor suspected meningitis because the child had a high fever and a stiff neck.
医生怀疑是脑膜炎，因为孩子发高烧且脖子僵硬。
Bacterial meningitis can be serious, but early treatment with antibiotics greatly improves the chances of recovery.
细菌性脑膜炎可能很严重，但早期使用抗生素治疗能大大提高康复的机会。
Vaccination offers strong protection against several types of meningitis.
接种疫苗可以对多种类型的脑膜炎提供有力预防。
The baby was diagnosed with meningitis after several days of fever.
婴儿发烧几天后被诊断出患有脑膜炎。
表示病因时常用被动语态。
Meningitis is often caused by a bacterial or viral infection.
脑膜炎通常由细菌或病毒感染引起。
a case of 表示“一个病例”，后接疾病名称。
The clinic reported a case of meningitis last week.
该诊所上周报告了一例脑膜炎。
suffer from 用于长期或严重疾病，语气较重。
He suffered from meningitis when he was in college.
他大学时患过脑膜炎。
Not this
He infected meningitis.
Use this
He contracted meningitis.
汉语‘感染了脑膜炎’中的‘感染’对应英语的 contract 或 catch，而不是 infect；infect 的宾语应是人或身体部位（如 infect the brain），不能直接接疾病名称。
Not this
He got a meningitis.
Use this
He got meningitis.
meningitis 是不可数名词，泛指这种疾病时前面不加不定冠词 a；英语中多数疾病名称作不可数名词，因此直接说 got meningitis。
Not this
There are different meningitises.
Use this
There are different types of meningitis.
meningitis 的复数形式是较专业的 meningitides，日常说不同种类时不应使用 meningitises；应使用“types of + 不可数名词”结构，即 different types of meningitis。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
细菌性脑膜炎
Bacterial meningitis requires immediate hospital treatment.
细菌性脑膜炎需要立即住院治疗。
病毒性脑膜炎
Most people with viral meningitis recover without specific treatment.
大多数病毒性脑膜炎患者无需特殊治疗即可康复。
脑膜炎疫苗
The meningitis vaccine is recommended for college students living in dormitories.
建议住宿舍的大学生接种脑膜炎疫苗。
感染脑膜炎
He contracted meningitis while traveling in West Africa.
他在西非旅行时感染了脑膜炎。
脑膜炎皮疹
A meningitis rash may not fade when pressed with a glass.
脑膜炎皮疹用玻璃按压时可能不会褪色。
脑膜炎暴发
The school closed after a meningitis outbreak.
脑膜炎暴发后学校关闭了。
Use meningitis naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音联想：men（男人）in（进来）——细菌钻进脑膜引发炎症，即脑膜炎。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗场景、健康新闻、日常健康话题 该词是医学术语，但多用于日常新闻和健康讨论，也出现在正式医疗文书中；日常口语虽不常用，但并不算生僻。
复数形式为 meningitides。
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