sur·ger·y
noun/ˈsɜːdʒəri/
/ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
(plural surgeries)
- [uncountable] medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment
外科手术；外科学 - major/minor surgery
大手术；小手术 - to undergo heart/knee/shoulder surgery
接受心脏／膝盖／肩部手术 - He will require surgery on his left knee.
他的左膝需要做手术。 - The doctor had to perform emergency surgery to the patient's head.
医生不得不对病人头部做紧急手术。 - She's a specialist in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.
她是整形美容手术专家。 - The president is to undergo minor surgery to remove a small growth from his hand.
总统将接受小手术，去除手上的小赘生物。
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
- 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
- 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
Wordfindersee also brain surgery, keyhole surgery, open-heart surgery, plastic surgery, top surgery, tree surgery- amputate
- anaesthetic
- graft
- operation
- procedure
- scalpel
- scrubs
- stitch
- surgery
- transplant
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- He has been performing heart surgery for ten years.
他为病人做心脏手术已有 10 年之久。 - One of his specialities is minimally invasive surgery.
微创手术是他的专长之一。 - She felt weak for six months after undergoing major abdominal surgery.
腹部动了大手术后，她有 6 个月时间一直感到身体虚弱。 - They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery.
他们对病人是否应该支付选择性手术的全部费用进行了讨论。 - patients recovering from hip replacement surgery
髋关节置换手术后正在康复的病人 - He will need heart bypass surgery.
他需要进行心脏搭桥手术。 - My brother went on to study surgery.
我哥哥进而攻读外科学。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- radical
- minor
- …
- get
- have
- undergo
- …
- after surgery
- before surgery
- during surgery
- …
- major/minor surgery
- [countable] (British English)(North American English office)a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients
诊室；门诊处 - a doctor’s/dentist’s/vet's surgery
医生的／牙医的／兽医的诊室
Extra Examples- Dr Smith isn't in the surgery today.
史密斯医生今天不在诊所。 - I'll have to go to the surgery to pick up the prescription.
我要去诊所取药方。 - I phoned the dentist's surgery and made an appointment for 2.30.
我给牙医诊所打电话，约定2:30去看医生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- open
- afternoon
- evening
- …
- do
- have
- hold
- …
- hours
- in a/the surgery
- a doctor’s/dentist’s/vet's surgery
- [uncountable, countable] (British English) the time during which a doctor, dentist or vet is available to see patients
应诊时间 - morning/afternoon/evening surgery
上午／下午／晚间应诊时间 - surgery hours
应诊时间 - Is there a surgery this evening?
今晚有没有医生应诊？ - He holds surgery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
他上午 10 点到下午 1 点接诊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- open
- afternoon
- evening
- …
- do
- have
- hold
- …
- hours
- in a/the surgery
- morning/afternoon/evening surgery
- [countable] (British English) a time when people can meet their Member of Parliament to ask questions and get help
（议员的）接待时间 - a constituency surgery
接待选区选民时间
- a constituency surgery
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’.