immunity

英 [ɪˈmjuːnəti]

美 [ɪˈmjuːnəti]

n.  免疫力; 受保护; 豁免; 免除

复数：immunities　

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BNC.7113 / COCA.6941

牛津词典

noun

• 免疫力
  the body's ability to avoid or not be affected by infection and disease
  1. immunity to infection
     对传染病的免疫力
  2. The vaccine provides longer immunity against flu.
     这种疫苗对流感的免疫效力时间较长。
• 受保护；豁免；免除
  the state of being protected from sth
  1. The spies were all granted immunity from prosecution.
     这些间谍都获得免予公诉。
  2. parliamentary/congressional immunity (= protection against particular laws that is given to politicians)
     议会 / 国会豁免权
  3. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (对疾病)免疫的,有免疫力的
  If you areimmune toa particular disease, you cannot be affected by it.
  1. This blood test will show whether or not you're immune to the disease...
     这个血检会显示你是否对这种疾病具有免疫力。
  2. Most adults are immune to Rubella.
     大多数成人对风疹具有免疫力。
• ADJ (反应等)免疫的，免疫系统的
  Animmuneresponse or reaction is a reaction by the body's immune system to something harmful that is affecting it.
  1. It is hoped the procedure will trigger an immune response that will wipe out HIV-infected cells while leaving non-infected cells unharmed.
     希望这一治疗会激发免疫反应,清除感染了艾滋病病毒的细胞，同时又不损伤未感染细胞。
• ADJ 不受影响的
  If you areimmune tosomething that happens or is done, you are not affected by it.
  1. Whilst Marc did gradually harden himself to the poverty, he did not become immune to the sight of death...
     尽管马克逐渐对贫困现象无动于衷,但他对于死亡的惨象还是不免动容。
  2. Football is not immune to economic recession.
     足球不可能不受到经济衰退的影响。
• ADJ 免除的;豁免的
  Someone or something that isimmune froma particular process or situation is able to escape it.
  1. Members of the Bundestag are immune from prosecution for corruption...
     德国联邦议院的成员可免受贪腐罪的起诉。
  2. No one is immune from scandal.
     谁都难免会有丑闻。

英英释义

noun

• an act exempting someone
  1. he was granted immunity from prosecution
  Synonym:exemptiongranting immunity
• the quality of being unaffected by something
  1. immunity to criticism
• the state of not being susceptible
  1. unsusceptibility to rust
  Synonym:unsusceptibility
• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  Synonym:resistance

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