the condition of being unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful 瘾;入迷;嗜好 cocaine addiction 可卡因瘾 - addiction to something
He is now fighting his addiction to alcohol. 他现在正努力戒酒。 an addiction to TV game shows/social media/gambling 电视游戏节目/社交媒体/赌博成瘾
Collocations IllnessesIllnesses 疾病 Becoming ill 生病 - catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
染上感冒/传染病/流感/肺炎/病毒/小毛病 - get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
患病/艾滋病/乳腺癌/感冒/流感/偏头痛 - come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
得了感冒/流感 - contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
感染致命疾病/严重疾病/艾滋病病毒/艾滋病 - be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
受病毒/寄生虫/艾滋病病毒感染 - develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
患上癌症/糖尿病/皮疹/溃疡;出现肝炎症状 - have a heart attack/a stroke
心脏病/中风发作 - provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
引起/产生过敏反应 - block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
使血管阻塞/破裂 - damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
损伤/切断神经/动脉/肌腱
Being ill 病了 - feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
发烧 - have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
患伤风感冒/糖尿病/心脏病/肺癌;头痛;发烧 - suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
患哮喘/营养不良症/经常性头痛/多发性抑郁症/精神错乱 - be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
因感冒/流感/偏头痛而卧床休息 - nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
调治感冒/头痛/宿醉 - battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
与癌症/抑郁症作斗争;戒瘾;戒酒
Treatments 治疗 - examine a patient
给病人做检查 - diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
诊断疾病 - be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
诊断为癌症/糖尿病/精神分裂症 - prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
开/得到/服用药/药片/止痛药/抗生素 - treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
治疗某人的癌症/抑郁症/休克 - have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
接受检查/手术/外科手术/肾移植手术/治疗/化疗/癌症治疗 - have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
打针;接种流感疫苗;接受输血;做扫描检查;照 X 光 - cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
治疗疾病/病痛/癌症/头痛/病人 - prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
防止疾病扩散/疾病进一步爆发/对肺部造成伤害 - be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
接种流感/麻疹/小儿麻痹症/天花疫苗 - enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
增加对疾病的免疫力
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, Illnessb2He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction. 他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。 He was struggling to beat his heroin addiction. 他那时曾努力戒除他的海洛因毒瘾。 She had an addiction to heroin. 她吸食海洛因成瘾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alcohol
- cocaine
- drug
- …
- become
- turn into
- have
- …
- addiction to
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a person's inclination): from Latin addictio(n-), from addicere ‘assign’, from ad- ‘to’ + dicere ‘say’.