syndrome

noun

/ˈsɪndrəʊm/

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a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical problem综合征；综合症状
- PMS or premenstrual syndrome经前综合征
- This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing.这种综合症与经常咳嗽有关。
- This syndrome mostly affects women in their forties.这种综合症多出现在四十多岁的女性身上。
see also AIDS, Asperger’s syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, Down’s syndrome, economy class syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, locked-in syndrome, Munchausen’s syndrome, postviral syndrome, sick building syndrome, Tourette’s syndrome, toxic shock syndromeTopics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- acute
- clinical
- Asperger’s
- …
verb + syndrome
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
syndrome + verb
- affect somebody
- be present in somebody
- occur
- …
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a set of opinions or a way of behaving that is typical of a particular type of person, attitude or social problem典型意见；典型表现
- With teenagers, be prepared for the ‘Me, me, me!’ syndrome (= they think of themselves first).跟青少年在一起，对他们那种凡事只想到 “我、我、我！” 的典型心理不要大惊小怪。
- This phenomenon has become known as the ‘Californian syndrome’.这种症状称作“加利福尼亚综合徵”。
see also tall poppy syndromeTopics Opinion and argumentc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sundromē, from sun- ‘together’ + dramein ‘to run’.