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medical 醫學 an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly 失調；紊亂；疾病 a blood/bowel disorder 血液/腸道疾病 eating disorders 進食障礙 He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder. 他患有某種類型的精神錯亂。 This is a rare disorder of the liver. 這是一種罕見的肝功能紊亂。 Most people with acute mental disorder can be treated at home. 大多數患急性精神紊亂的病人可以在家裏接受治療。
Synonyms diseasedisease- illness
- disorder
- infection
- condition
- ailment
- bug
- disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
He suffers from a rare blood disease. 他患有一種罕見的血液病。
- illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one:
She died after a long illness. 她久病不愈而亡。
disease or illness? 用 disease 還是 illness？ - disorder (rather formal
) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly: 指失調、紊亂、不適、疾病： a rare disorder of the liver. 一種罕見的肝病
- infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
a throat infection 喉部感染
- condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it:
a heart condition 心髒病
- ailment (rather formal
) an illness that is not very serious: 指輕病、小恙： childhood ailments 兒童期小病
- bug (informal
) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild: 指輕微的傳染病、小病： a nasty flu bug 嚴重的流感
- to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
- to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb2Consumption of fatty acids may help prevent the disorder. 消耗脂肪酸可能有助於預防這種疾病。 Her doctor diagnosed a thyroid disorder. 她的醫生診斷她爲甲狀腺疾病。 She suffers from a rare blood disorder. 她患有一種罕見的血液病。 Some people develop psychological disorders as a result of trauma. 有些人因受過創傷而患有心理障礙。 disorders affecting the very old, such as senile dementia 老年癡呆之類侵襲老年人的疾病 disorders of the digestive system 消化系統紊亂 the argument that thin models in magazines cause eating disorders 關於雜志上苗條的模特引起進食障礙的論點 She's got some kind of bowel disorder. 她得了某種腸道疾病。 a/an psychiatric/personality/mental/depressive/eating disorder 精神錯亂；人格障礙；精神紊亂；抑鬱症；進食失調
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- severe
- chronic
- …
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- affect something
- disorder of
- [uncountable] (formal)
an untidy state; a lack of order or organization 雜亂；混亂；淩亂 The room was in a state of disorder. 房間淩亂不堪。 - in (…) disorder
His financial affairs were in complete disorder. 他的財務完全是一筆糊塗賬。 Everyone began shouting at once and the meeting broke up in disorder. 大家一下子全都喊叫起來，會議秩序大亂而被迫中斷。
Extra ExamplesThe country was thrown into disorder by the strikes. 罷工使國家陷入混亂。 He died suddenly, leaving his financial affairs in complete disorder. 他突然去世，個人財務完全亂了套。 He loves tidying up, making order out of disorder. 他喜歡整理東西，把雜亂無章的地方拾掇得井井有條。 The gang of men scattered in disorder. 那夥人亂七八糟地散開了。 The world's currency markets were thrown into disorder. 世界貨幣市場陷入混亂。 the wild disorder of her red hair 她亂蓬蓬的紅頭發
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- throw something into
- in disorder
- a state of disorder
- [uncountable] (formal)
violent behaviour of large groups of people 騷亂；動亂 an outbreak of rioting and public disorder 暴亂和公衆騷亂的爆發 Twenty people were arrested after a night of civil disorder. 一夜内亂後，20人被捕。
Extra ExamplesThe initiative aims to tackle alcohol-related disorder in towns. 這一計劃最初旨在處理城市中的酒後滋事問題。 The police will not tolerate disorder of any kind on our streets. 警方不會容許大街上有任何形式的騷亂。 There have been outbreaks of serious public disorder. 已經爆發了數次嚴重的公衆騷亂。 Troops were sent in to quell the disorder. 軍隊被派去平息騷亂。 new restrictions aimed at preventing social disorder 旨在防止社會動亂的新限制措施 problems of youth disorder in our cities 我們城市中的青年騷亂問題 the pressures on police caused by drink-related disorder 酒後滋事對警方的壓力 The food crisis led to outbreaks of rioting and public disorder. 糧食危機引發了暴亂和公衆騷亂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- widespread
- violent
- …
- outbreak
- create
- lead to
- quell
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (as a verb): alteration, influenced by order, of earlier disordain, from Old French desordener, ultimately based on Latin ordinare ‘ordain’.