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。
瘤, 肿块
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
瘤, 肿块
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Doctors found a tumour in her brain.
医生在她的脑部发现了一个肿瘤。
肿瘤的英联邦标准拼写
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
The doctor found a small tumour in the patient's lung during the scan.
医生在扫描中发现患者肺部有一个小肿瘤。
The surgeon successfully removed the tumour without damaging any healthy tissue.
外科医生成功切除了肿瘤,没有损伤任何健康组织。
Tumours can be either benign or malignant, depending on their growth pattern.
肿瘤可以是良性的也可以是恶性的,取决于其生长方式。
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。
The tumour turned out to be malignant.
这个肿瘤结果是恶性的。
He developed a tumour on his kidney.
他的肾脏上长了一个肿瘤。
常与特定名词如growth, removal搭配
The tumour growth was monitored via MRI.
通过核磁共振监测肿瘤的生长。
Not this
He has tumour in his lung.
Use this
He has a tumour in his lung.
英语中可数名词前需要冠词,tumour是可数名词,所以要说a tumour。
Not this
The tumour is a malignant cancer.
Use this
The tumour is malignant.
tumour本身可以是良性或恶性,malignant已包含癌性,不必再加cancer。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
脑瘤
She was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year.
她去年被诊断出患有脑瘤。
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。
肿瘤细胞
Chemotherapy targets rapidly dividing tumour cells.
化疗针对快速分裂的肿瘤细胞。
某物上的毒瘤
He considered the casino a tumour on the city.
他认为赌场是城市的一个毒瘤。
切除毒瘤
The government vowed to cut out the tumour of corruption.
政府誓言要切除腐败这个毒瘤。
这不是肿瘤!
In the movie Kindergarten Cop, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character famously says 'It's not a tumor!' when examining a child.
在电影《幼儿园警探》中,阿诺德·施瓦辛格的角色在检查一个孩子时著名地说出'这不是肿瘤!'。
Use tumour naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tumour音似‘突冒’,突然冒出的异常肿块。
medical; health
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.
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