dis‧ease S3 W1 / dɪziz / 名词
1 [可数和不可数名词] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant
disease of
She suffers from a rare disease of the brain.
His father died of heart disease.
She contracted the disease while she was abroad on holiday.
2 [可数名词] something that is seriously wrong with society or with someone’s mind, behaviour etc :
Loneliness is a disease of our urban communities.
— diseased 形容词 :
diseased muscles
a diseased plant
COLLOCATIONS
动词
have a disease How long have you had the disease?
suffer from a disease About three million people suffer from the disease.
catch/get a disease ( also contract a disease formal ) He caught the disease while travelling in Africa.
develop a disease A few years ago, she developed a serious lung disease.
pass on a disease ( also transmit a disease formal ) They may pass the disease on to their children.
cause a disease Smoking is probably the major factor causing heart disease.
prevent a disease It has been claimed that fibre in the diet could help prevent many serious diseases.
treat a disease The disease can be treated with antibiotics.
cure a disease The plant was believed to cure diseases in humans and cattle.
fight (a) disease (= try to stop it continuing ) Some bacteria help the human body fight disease.
a disease spreads The government have no idea how far the disease has spread.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + disease
common common childhood diseases
rare She suffers from a rare bone disease.
serious vaccines against serious diseases like hepatitis and meningitis
fatal/deadly (= that causes death ) If left untreated, the disease can be fatal. | Thousands of children are struck down by this deadly disease every year.
incurable (= that cannot be cured ) Diseases that were once thought incurable can be treated with antibiotics.
infectious/contagious (= that spreads quickly from one person to another ) The disease is highly contagious.
a skin/brain/lung etc disease The fumes have caused skin diseases among the villagers.
heart/liver/kidney disease He is being treated for kidney disease.
a hereditary/inherited disease (= that is passed from parent to child ) Parents are offered screening for some hereditary diseases.
a sexually-transmitted disease (= that is spread by having sex ) There was a worrying rise in the number of sexually-transmitted diseases.
a degenerative disease (= that gradually gets worse ) She was suffering from a degenerative disease that confined her to a wheelchair.
a chronic disease (= continuing for a long time and not possible to cure ) Chronic disease is sometimes seen as an inevitable part of being old.
短语
a cure for a disease There is no known cure for this disease.
an outbreak of a disease (= when a disease appears in a number of people or animals ) There has been an outbreak of the disease in Wales.
the spread of a disease Knowing the facts about AIDS can prevent the spread of the disease.
the symptoms of a disease (= physical signs that someone has a disease ) To begin with, there are often no symptoms of the disease.
THESAURUS
illness something wrong with your health which makes you feel ill : Her husband was in hospital for six months with a serious illness.
disease a particular illness, especially one that spreads to other people easily or that affects one part of your body : childhood diseases such as measles and chickenpox | heart disease
infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus : His cough got worse and worse and became a chest infection.
condition a health problem that affects you permanently or for a long time : a medical condition such as asthma | a heart condition
problem [名词后通常用] something that is wrong with a particular part of your body or your health in general : a serious back problem | health problems
trouble [单数形式，仅用于名词后] illness or pain that affects a particular part of your body : I’ve had a bit of stomach trouble.
disorder formal an illness that prevents a particular organ of your body from working properly, or affects the way you behave : a liver disorder | a blood disorder | Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder.