1 N-VAR 疾病;(动植物的)病害 A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection. 疾病;(动植物的)病害
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...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
疾病在这一区域的迅速蔓延
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...illnesses such as heart disease.
诸如心脏病之类的疾病
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Doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
医生们相信他们已经治好了他的病。
SYN illness, condition, complaint, upset
2 N-COUNT [with supplement] （尤指社会某一群体的）弊病，积习，恶习 You can refer to a bad attitude or habit, usually one that a group of people have, as a disease. （尤指社会某一群体的）弊病，积习，恶习 [literary]
SYN evil, disorder, plague [informal] , curse
| Word Partnership | Use disease with: |
| VERB. | cause disease, cure a disease, spread disease, treat a disease |
| ADJ. | contagious disease, fatal disease, infectious disease, rare disease, sexually transmitted disease |
| N. | death and disease, gum disease, heart disease, symptoms of disease |
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