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a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy 症状 Symptoms include a headache and sore throat. 症状包括头痛和咽喉疼痛。 If symptoms persist, consult your doctor. 如果症状未见缓解，请咨询医生。 - symptom of something
to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression 经历焦虑和抑郁的症状 to show/develop symptoms of illness 出现疾病症状 to relieve/alleviate symptoms 缓解症状
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb1She was hospitalized with extreme flu-like symptoms. 她因极端流感样症状住院。 40% of patients were treated within three hours of the onset of symptoms. 40% 的病人在出现症状后 3 个小时内就得到了治疗。 Can you describe your symptoms? 你能描述一下症状吗？ Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold. 吸烟会加重感冒症状。 Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms. 不是所有的染病者都会显现症状。 Nurses are taught how to identify and treat the symptoms of poisoning. 教导护士如何识别和处理中毒症状。 She had all the classic symptoms of the disorder. 她有这种病的所有典型症状。 The patient was admitted presenting with flu symptoms. 病人被承认有流感症状。 These virus infections display obvious visual symptoms. 这些病毒感染表现出明显的可见病征。 after two symptom-free years 没有症状两年以后 the physical symptoms that are the result of stress 精神压力造成的身体不适 Look out for symptoms of depression. 留心看有无抑郁症状。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- classic
- common
- …
- display
- exhibit
- experience
- …
- appear
- arise
- develop
- …
- the onset of symptoms
- symptom (of something)
a sign that something exists, especially something bad 征候；征兆 The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy. 通胀上升不过是经济不景气的一个征候。 Their relationship was obviously failing, but they just ignored the symptoms. 他们的关系显然是失败的，但他们只是忽略了症状。
Synonyms signsign- indication
- symptom
- symbol
- indicator
- signal
- sign an event, an action or a fact that shows that something exists, is happening or may happen in the future:
Headaches may be a sign of stress. 头痛可能是紧张的迹象。
- indication (rather formal
) a remark or sign that shows that something is happening or what somebody is thinking or feeling: 指标示、象征： They gave no indication as to how the work should be done. 他们根本没说明这项工作该怎样做。
sign or indication? 用 sign 还是 indication？ - symptom a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy; a sign that something exists, especially something bad:
Symptoms include a sore throat. 症状包括嗓子疼。 The rise in inflation was just one symptom of the poor state of the economy. 通胀上升不过是经济不景气的一个征候。
- symbol a person, an object or an event that represents a more general quality or situation:
The dove is a universal symbol of peace. 鸽子普遍象征着和平。
- indicator (rather formal
) a sign that shows you what something is like or how a situation is changing: 指指示信号、标志、迹象： the economic indicators 经济指标
- signal an event, an action or a fact that shows that something exists, is happening or may happen in the future:
Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems. 胸部疼痛可能是心脏病的报警信号。
sign or signal? 用 sign 还是 signal？ - a(n) sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal of something
- a(n) sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal that…
- a clear sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal
- an obvious sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator
- an early sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal
- an outward sign/indication/symbol
- to give a(n) sign/indication/signal
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- classic
- common
- …
- display
- exhibit
- experience
- …
- appear
- arise
- develop
- …
- the onset of symptoms
Word Originlate Middle English synthoma, from medieval Latin, based on Greek sumptōma ‘chance, symptom’, from sumpiptein ‘happen’; later influenced by French symptome.