a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel ill when you eat or touch a particular substance 变态反应;过敏反应 He suffers from a severe nut allergy. 他患有严重的坚果过敏。 Food allergies affect six to eight per cent of children. 6%至8%的儿童对食物过敏。 - allergy to something
I have an allergy to animal hair. 我对动物毛过敏。 Hay fever is caused by an allergy to pollen. 花粉热是由花粉过敏引起的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb2Hair and feathers can cause allergies. 毛发和羽毛能引起过敏。 He developed an allergy to wheat. 他对小麦过敏。 In severe cases your doctor may recommend allergy shots. 如果情况严重,医生会建议打几针抗过敏药。 You may wish to consult a food allergy specialist for help in planning your diet. 你也许想在准备食谱时咨询一下食物过敏方面的专家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- food
- milk
- nut
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- have
- suffer from
- develop
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- sufferer
- specialist
- symptom
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- allergy to
- allergy in
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Allergie, from Greek allos ‘other’, on the pattern of Energie ‘energy’.