disease

英 [dɪˈziːz]

美 [dɪˈziːz]

n. 病; 疾病; 弊端; 恶疾; 痼疾

复数：diseases　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.931 / COCA.775

同义词辨析

disease illness trouble【导航词义：疾病】

diseasen. 疾病

〔辨析〕

指人类与动物的疾病或植物病害，多用于指具体的、感染所致的疾病。

〔例证〕

contagious diseases
传染病
He suffered from a stomach disease.
他有胃病。

illnessn. 病，疾病

〔辨析〕

通常指抽象的疾病，多指身体不适的时间或状态，但不用来指感冒、头疼之类的小病。

〔例证〕

You have to ask for leave if you take off work due to illness.
如果你因病没去上班，你得请假。
His grandfather is recovering from a short illness.
他祖父不久前生病，目前正在逐渐康复。

troublen. 毛病

〔辨析〕

指身体某部位出现的健康问题。

〔例证〕

He has trouble with his left shoulder.
他左侧肩膀有问题。
He suffers from back troubles.
他有背疾。

noun

病；疾病
an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
1. heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease
  心脏病、肝病、肾病等
2. health measures to prevent the spread of disease
  预防疾病传播的保健措施
3. an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
  传染病；接触性传染病
4. It is not known what causes the disease.
  这种病的起因不明。
5. protection against sexually transmitted diseases
  性传播疾病的预防
6. He suffers from a rare blood disease.
  他患有一种罕见的血液病。
弊端；恶疾；痼疾
something that is very wrong with people's attitudes, way of life or with society
1. Greed is a disease of modern society.
  贪婪是现代社会的恶疾。

N-VAR 疾病;(动植物的)病害
Adiseaseis an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
1. ...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
  疾病在这一区域的迅速蔓延
2. ...illnesses such as heart disease...
  诸如心脏病之类的疾病
3. Doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
  医生们相信他们已经治好了他的病。
N-COUNT （尤指社会某一群体的）弊病，积习，恶习
You can refer to a bad attitude or habit, usually one that a group of people have, as adisease.
1. ...the wretched disease of racism eating away at the core of our society.
  侵蚀着我们社会核心的种族主义恶疾

noun

Early identification of a disease can prevent death and illness
病症的及早诊断可避免死亡与病痛。
This blood test will show whether or not you're immune to the disease
这个血检会显示你是否对这种疾病具有免疫力。
Mumps is a children's disease.
腮腺炎是一种儿童疾病。
No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。
The health authorities now know how to deal with the disease
卫生部门现在知道如何对付这种病了。
What we now know about the disease was learned by careful study of diseased organs.
我们目前对该疾病的认识是通过对病变器官的仔细研究得来的。
Tick bites can cause Lyme disease.
被蜱叮咬会引发莱姆病。
It is the first drug that seems to have a very significant effect on this disease.
这是第一种似乎对该病有显著疗效的药物。
It reduces the risks of heart disease
这降低了患心脏病的风险。
It would help to end illiteracy and disease, but it would also dislocate a traditional way of life
这将有助于消除文盲和疾病，但也会扰乱传统的生活方式。