Word · Frequency #22442
pox
痘;痘疮
核心释义
A disease that causes skin eruptions (especially pus-filled ones) and may leave pockmarks.
- 1.
以皮肤出疹(尤指脓性疹)为特征、可能留下麻点的疾病。
A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.
- 2.
诅咒。
A curse.
诅咒;咒骂;以皮肤出疹(尤指脓性疹)为特征、可能留下麻点的疾病。;诅咒。;痘病;痘
用法In use
The old book described how the pox spread through the village, leaving many people scarred.
用法提示:句中pox作名词,指以皮肤出疹为特征的疾病。
In the past, children who caught the pox were kept at home until the sores healed.
用法提示:这里pox为名词,表示天花等出疹疾病。
The doctor recognized the telltale blisters and knew it was the pox.
用法提示:pox在此为名词,指能引起水疱的疾病。
die of the pox
此处 the pox 指旧时以出疹为特征的疾病;现在更常见于 chickenpox(水痘)、smallpox(天花)等复合词中。
Many people died of the pox before vaccines existed.
在疫苗出现之前,许多人死于痘症。
a pox on sb/sth
这是旧式诅咒语,用来表达愤怒或厌烦,现代英语中已不常用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chicken pox
- 水痘
- Chicken pox is common in children but can be serious for adults.水痘在儿童中很常见,但对成人来说可能很严重。
- smallpox
- 天花
- Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980.1980年,天花被宣告根除。
- cowpox
- 牛痘
- Cowpox was used to make the first vaccine.牛痘被用来制造第一种疫苗。
- monkeypox
- 猴痘
- Monkeypox cases have risen in several countries.猴痘病例在几个国家有所增加。
- a pox on
- 诅咒;让……遭殃
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把“pox”的字母 p 想成皮肤上鼓起的脓疱,破溃后留下痘印,即‘痘疮’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:历史文本、文学表达、旧式医学叙述 pox 单独作名词表示‘痘病’时,多用于历史或文学语境,现代英语中更常见于 smallpox、chickenpox 等复合词;整体带有古旧或书面色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
在英式读音中,pox /pɒks/ 与 box、fox、ox、socks、locks、rocks 都押韵,读作 /ɒks/。其中 box、fox、ox 拼写以 -ox 结尾,与 pox 的拼写模式相同;socks、locks、rocks 拼写为 -cks,但发音同样是 /ks/。注意:以 po- 开头的常见词如 pole /pəʊl/、police /pəˈliːs/、post /pəʊst/ 元音不同,不与 pox 押韵。
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