the practice of keeping yourself and your living and working areas clean in order to prevent illness and disease 卫生 The restaurant was in breach of food hygiene regulations. 饭店违反了食物卫生规章制度。 Many skin diseases can be prevented by good personal hygiene. 良好的个人卫生可以预防多种皮肤疾病。 In the interests of hygiene, please wash your hands. 为了卫生,请洗手。 Poor dental hygiene can contribute to tooth decay. 不良的牙齿卫生会导致蛀牙。
Extra Exampleschildren with poor hygiene habits 有不良卫生习惯的小孩 feminine/personal hygiene products 女性/个人卫生用品 infections that are the result of poor food hygiene 食物不卫生引发的感染
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- poor
- dental
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- regulations
- standards
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- standards of hygiene
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via French from modern Latin hygieina, from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of health’, from hugiēs ‘healthy’.