Word · Frequency #4248
tumour
/ˈtjuːmə/
noun
瘤, 肿块
核心释义
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
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肿瘤的英联邦标准拼写
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
肿瘤的英联邦标准拼写；瘤；肿块
用法In use
The doctor found a small tumour in the patient's lung during the scan.
用法提示：此处tumour为可数名词，意为‘肿瘤’。
The surgeon successfully removed the tumour without damaging any healthy tissue.
用法提示：此处tumour为可数名词，指被切除的肿块。
Tumours can be either benign or malignant, depending on their growth pattern.
用法提示：此处tumours为复数形式，泛指各类肿瘤。
a tumour in/on [body part]
表示肿瘤的位置
Doctors found a tumour in her brain.
医生在她的脑部发现了一个肿瘤。
[adjective] tumour
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- benign tumour
- 良性肿瘤
- The doctor said it was a benign tumour and nothing to worry about.医生说是良性肿瘤，不用太担心。
- malignant tumour
- 恶性肿瘤
- A malignant tumour can spread to other parts of the body.恶性肿瘤会扩散到身体的其他部位。
- brain tumour
- 脑瘤
- She was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year.她去年被诊断出患有脑瘤。
- remove a tumour
- 切除肿瘤
- Surgery was performed to remove the tumour from his lung.进行了手术以切除他肺部的肿瘤。
- tumour cells
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tumour音似‘突冒’，突然冒出的异常肿块。
语境与语域Context & Register
medical; health
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'rumour' is a true rhyme, sharing /uːmə/. The others share the spelling '-our' but have different stressed vowels. 'Tour' is a lookalike with different pronunciation.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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