im·mu·ni·ty

noun

/ɪˈmjuːnəti/

(plural immunities)

[uncountable] the body’s ability to avoid or not be affected by infection and disease免疫（力）
- immunity (to something) immunity to infection对传染病的免疫力
- immunity against something The vaccine provides longer immunity against flu.这种疫苗对流感的免疫效力时间较长。
see also herd immunity
Wordfinder
- bacteria
- disease
- epidemic
- fever
- illness
- immunity
- infection
- spread
- vaccinate
- virus
Collocations Illnesses
IllnessesBecoming ill
- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Extra Examples
- The vaccine only confers immunity for a few months.这种疫苗只能提供几个月的免疫力。
- High levels of stress may lower your immunity to common illnesses.压力过大会降低你对普通疾病的免疫力。
- The island's inhabitants had no immunity to the diseases carried by the explorers and quickly succumbed.岛上居民对探险者携带的疾病没有免疫力，很快就病倒了。
- The newcomers lacked immunity against local strains of the disease.新来的人对这一疾病在当地的几种类型缺乏免疫力。
Topics Health and Fitnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- strong
- acquired
- natural
- …
verb + immunity
- have
- lack
- acquire
- …
immunity + verb
- develop
preposition
- immunity against
- immunity to
[uncountable] immunity (to something) the state of not being affected by something, especially something that you might expect to be harmful不受影响
- the president's seeming immunity to criticism总统不受批评影响的样子
[uncountable, countable] immunity (from something) the state of being protected from something受保护；豁免；免除
- The spies were all granted immunity from prosecution.这些间谍都获准免予公诉。
- parliamentary/congressional immunity (= protection against particular laws that is given to politicians)议会／国会豁免权
- Officials of all member states receive certain privileges and immunities.各成员国的官员均享有某些特权和豁免权。
see also diplomatic immunity
Extra Examples
- He has agreed to waive his diplomatic immunity and face prosecution.他已经同意放弃外交豁免并接受刑事起诉。
- Several ministers were stripped of parliamentary immunity as a prelude to facing corruption charges.数名部长被剥夺了议会豁免权，这还只是对其提起腐败指控的前奏。
- Unions were granted immunity from prosecution for non-violent acts.工会被赋予非暴力行动的起诉豁免权。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- total
- diplomatic
- …
verb + immunity
- enjoy
- claim
- seek
- …
preposition
- immunity from

Word Originlate Middle English: in the sense ‘exemption (from a liability)’: from Latin immunitas, from immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’.

单词	immunity
释义	im·mu·ni·ty noun /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ (plural immunities) [uncountable] the body’s ability to avoid or not be affected by infection and disease免疫（力） immunity (to something) immunity to infection对传染病的免疫力 immunity against something The vaccine provides longer immunity against flu.这种疫苗对流感的免疫效力时间较长。 see also herd immunity Wordfinder bacteria disease epidemic fever illness immunity infection spread vaccinate virus Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis have a heart attack/a stroke provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction block/burst/rupture a blood vessel damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon Being ill feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism Treatments examine a patient diagnose a condition/disease/disorder be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease Extra Examples The vaccine only confers immunity for a few months.这种疫苗只能提供几个月的免疫力。 High levels of stress may lower your immunity to common illnesses.压力过大会降低你对普通疾病的免疫力。 The island's inhabitants had no immunity to the diseases carried by the explorers and quickly succumbed.岛上居民对探险者携带的疾病没有免疫力，很快就病倒了。 The newcomers lacked immunity against local strains of the disease.新来的人对这一疾病在当地的几种类型缺乏免疫力。 Topics Health and Fitnessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective strong acquired natural … verb + immunity have lack acquire … immunity + verb develop preposition immunity against immunity to [uncountable] immunity (to something) the state of not being affected by something, especially something that you might expect to be harmful不受影响 the president's seeming immunity to criticism总统不受批评影响的样子 [uncountable, countable] immunity (from something) the state of being protected from something受保护；豁免；免除 The spies were all granted immunity from prosecution.这些间谍都获准免予公诉。 parliamentary/congressional immunity (= protection against particular laws that is given to politicians)议会／国会豁免权 Officials of all member states receive certain privileges and immunities.各成员国的官员均享有某些特权和豁免权。 see also diplomatic immunity Extra Examples He has agreed to waive his diplomatic immunity and face prosecution.他已经同意放弃外交豁免并接受刑事起诉。 Several ministers were stripped of parliamentary immunity as a prelude to facing corruption charges.数名部长被剥夺了议会豁免权，这还只是对其提起腐败指控的前奏。 Unions were granted immunity from prosecution for non-violent acts.工会被赋予非暴力行动的起诉豁免权。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete total diplomatic … verb + immunity enjoy claim seek … preposition immunity from Word Originlate Middle English: in the sense ‘exemption (from a liability)’: from Latin immunitas, from immunis ‘exempt from public service or charge’, from in- ‘not’ + munis ‘ready for service’.
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