cancer
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Cancer is a serious disease in which cells in a person's body increase rapidly in an uncontrolled way, producing abnormal growths. 癌症
Her mother died of breast cancer. 她母亲死于乳腺癌。
Jane was just 25 when she learned she had cancer. 珍妮得知自己患了癌症时才25岁。
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cancer /ˈkænsə/ (cancers)
剑桥词典
- B1 [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
- There's still no cure for cancer.
- This new drug could be an important step in the fight against cancer.
- Early detection of the cancer improves the chances of successful treatment .
- He died last week after a long fight with cancer.
- The survival rate for people who have this form of cancer is now more than 90%. 返回 cancer
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal , killing normal cells and often causing death
癌，癌症
He died of liver cancer. 他死于肝癌。
cancer of the cervix /stomach 子宫颈／胃癌
breast /bowel /lung cancer 乳腺／肠／肺癌
cancer cells 癌细胞
a cancer patient 癌症患者
It was a secondary cancer. 这是继发癌症。
也见 carcinogen
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a harmful activity that spreads quickly
（迅速蔓延的）弊病，恶习
Drug abuse is a cancer that is destroying our society . 滥用毒品是正在毁灭我们社会的毒瘤。
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