plural diseases
plural diseases
Learner's definition of DISEASE
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: an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant : a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally疾病 [count]
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infectious/contagious diseases传染病;接触性传染病
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He suffers from a rare genetic disease.他身患一种罕见的遗传病。
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a deadly/debilitating disease致命/使人日益虚弱的疾病
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a disease of the mind/kidneys精神/肾脏疾病
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diseases of poultry家禽病
[noncount]
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[count] : a problem that a person, group, organization, or society has and cannot stop(人、团体、组织、社会等的)弊病 -
The article cites intolerance as one of the most dangerous of society's diseases.这篇文章提到“不容忍”是最危险的社会弊病之一。
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He sees crime as a disease that too often plagues the poor and disadvantaged.他把犯罪视为在穷人和弱势群体中频发的瘟疫。
— diseased
/dɪˈziːzd/ adjective [more diseased; most diseased]