Word · Frequency #4162
tumor
肿瘤;肿块
核心释义
a mass of tissue that grows abnormally in the body and has no useful purpose
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无功能的异常新生组织块
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
无功能的异常新生组织块;肿大;肿块;瘤;赘生物
用法In use
The doctor found a small tumor in the scan.
用法提示:tumor 是名词,在句中作 found 的宾语,意为“肿瘤”。
The tumor grew slowly, so she did not feel any pain at first.
用法提示:tumor 是名词,作主语,指那个缓慢生长的肿瘤。
After the operation, the doctors said the tumor had been completely removed.
用法提示:tumor 是名词,在宾语从句中作主语,指被切除的肿瘤。
a benign/malignant tumor
benign 意为“良性的”,malignant 意为“恶性的”,用于区分肿瘤是否癌变。
The biopsy showed that the tumor was benign.
活检显示这个肿瘤是良性的。
a tumor in [part of the body]
表达肿瘤位置时,体内器官常用 in,体表部位也可用 on。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- benign tumor
- 良性肿瘤
- The doctor said it was a benign tumor and no treatment was needed.医生说这是良性肿瘤,不需要治疗。
- malignant tumor
- 恶性肿瘤
- A malignant tumor can spread to other parts of the body.恶性肿瘤可能扩散到身体其他部位。
- brain tumor
- 脑肿瘤
- He was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year.他去年被诊断出脑肿瘤。
- tumor growth
- 肿瘤生长
- Smoking may speed up tumor growth.吸烟可能会加速肿瘤生长。
- tumor cells
- 肿瘤细胞
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tumor 发音像“突冒”:想象身体里突然冒出一块多余的肿块,就是 tumor。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:医疗报告、医患对话、健康新闻 通常为中性词,既用于医学专业讨论,也常见于日常对话和新闻报道,指体内异常增生的组织块。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 tumor 押韵:重读音节均为 /uːmɚ/ 结尾(humor 在 /uː/ 前带 /j/,仍算押韵)。注意拼写相似不代表读音相同:favor /ˈfeɪvɚ/、actor /ˈæktɚ/ 等 -or 结尾词不押韵,tutor /ˈtuːtɚ/ 的结尾是 /tɚ/ 而非 /mɚ/。
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