disease

英 [dɪˈziːz]

美 [dɪˈziːz]

n. 病; 疾病; 弊端; 恶疾; 痼疾

复数：diseases　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.931 / COCA.775

同义词辨析

disease illness trouble【导航词义：疾病】

diseasen. 疾病

〔辨析〕

指人类与动物的疾病或植物病害，多用于指具体的、感染所致的疾病。

〔例证〕

contagious diseases
传染病
He suffered from a stomach disease.
他有胃病。

illnessn. 病，疾病

〔辨析〕

通常指抽象的疾病，多指身体不适的时间或状态，但不用来指感冒、头疼之类的小病。

〔例证〕

You have to ask for leave if you take off work due to illness.
如果你因病没去上班，你得请假。
His grandfather is recovering from a short illness.
他祖父不久前生病，目前正在逐渐康复。

troublen. 毛病

〔辨析〕

指身体某部位出现的健康问题。

〔例证〕

He has trouble with his left shoulder.
他左侧肩膀有问题。
He suffers from back troubles.
他有背疾。

noun

病；疾病
an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
1. heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease
  心脏病、肝病、肾病等
2. health measures to prevent the spread of disease
  预防疾病传播的保健措施
3. an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
  传染病；接触性传染病
4. It is not known what causes the disease.
  这种病的起因不明。
5. protection against sexually transmitted diseases
  性传播疾病的预防
6. He suffers from a rare blood disease.
  他患有一种罕见的血液病。
弊端；恶疾；痼疾
something that is very wrong with people's attitudes, way of life or with society
1. Greed is a disease of modern society.
  贪婪是现代社会的恶疾。

N-VAR 疾病;(动植物的)病害
Adiseaseis an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
1. ...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
  疾病在这一区域的迅速蔓延
2. ...illnesses such as heart disease...
  诸如心脏病之类的疾病
3. Doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
  医生们相信他们已经治好了他的病。
N-COUNT （尤指社会某一群体的）弊病，积习，恶习
You can refer to a bad attitude or habit, usually one that a group of people have, as adisease.
1. ...the wretched disease of racism eating away at the core of our society.
  侵蚀着我们社会核心的种族主义恶疾

noun