al·ler·gy
noun/ˈælədʒi/
/ˈælərdʒi/
(plural allergies)
- a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel ill when you eat or touch a particular substance
变态反应；过敏反应 - He has a severe nut allergy.
他有严重的坚果过敏症。 - Food allergies affect six to eight per cent of children.
6% 到 8% 的儿童患有食物过敏。 - allergy to something I have an allergy to animal hair.
我对动物毛过敏。 - Hay fever is caused by an allergy to pollen.
花粉症是由对花粉过敏引起的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb2- Hair and feathers can cause allergies.
毛发和羽毛能引起过敏。 - He developed an allergy to wheat.
他对小麦过敏。 - In severe cases your doctor may recommend allergy shots.
如果情况严重，医生会建议打几针抗过敏药。 - You may wish to consult a food allergy specialist for help in planning your diet.
你也许想在准备食谱时咨询一下食物过敏方面的专家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- food
- milk
- nut
- …
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- sufferer
- specialist
- symptom
- …
- allergy to
- allergy in
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Allergie, from Greek allos ‘other’, on the pattern of Energie ‘energy’. - He has a severe nut allergy.