a deep unconscious state, usually lasting a long time and caused by serious illness or injury 昏迷 to go into/be in a coma 陷入/处于昏迷状态
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc2He fell into a coma after suffering a stroke. 他在中风后陷入了昏迷。 He has been in a coma since his car accident three months ago. 自从3个月前的交通事故以来,他一直处于昏迷状态。 He has been in a coma since the accident. 事故发生以来他一直处于昏迷状态。 He sank into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage. 他在脑溢血后陷入了昏迷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- irreversible
- fall into
- go into
- lapse into
- …
- patient
- victim
- in a/the coma
Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kōma ‘deep sleep’; related to koitē ‘bed’ and keisthai ‘lie down’.