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cancer/ˈkænsə/n. 1a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells 恶性肿瘤，癌 b a disease caused by this 癌症 2 an evil influence or corruption spreading uncontrollably (任意扩散的)邪恶影响；腐败现象；弊端 3 (作 Cancer)a Astron. a constellation (the Crab), said to represent a crab crushed under the foot of Hercules 【天】巨蟹(星)座 b Astrol. the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters at the summer solstice (about 21 June) 【占】巨蟹宫(黄道第 4 宫，太阳于夏至(约 6 月 21 日)进入该位置) c Astrol. a person born when the sun is in this sign 【占】出生于巨蟹宫时段的人 □ tropic of Cancer see 见 TROPIC n. 1 □ Cancerian /-ˈsiəriən, -ˈsɛəriən/ n. & adj. (in sense 3b, c 用于释义 3b 和 c)□ cancerous adj.[Middle English from Latin, = crab, cancer: related to Greek karkinos] |