N-VAR [oft n NOUN]癌;癌症Cancer is a serious disease in which cells in a person's body increase rapidly in an uncontrolled way, producing abnormal growths. 癌;癌症
Her mother died of breast cancer.
她母亲死于乳腺癌。
Jane was just 25 when she learned she had cancer.
简得知自己罹癌那一年才25岁。
Ninety per cent of lung cancers are caused by smoking.
90%的肺癌是吸烟所致。
SYN growth, tumour, carcinoma [pathology], malignancy
1N-UNCOUNT 巨蟹宫,巨蟹座(黄道十二宫之一。6月21日至7月22日之间出生的人属此星座)Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign. 巨蟹宫,巨蟹座(黄道十二宫之一。6月21日至7月22日之间出生的人属此星座)
2N-COUNT 出生于巨蟹宫时段的人 A Cancer is a person whose sign of the zodiac is Cancer. 出生于巨蟹宫时段的人
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CANCER | CANCER + VERB | CANCER + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤breast, cervical, colon, lung, prostate, skin, etc.乳癌、子宮頸癌、結腸癌、肺癌、前列腺癌、皮膚癌等➤early-stage癌症早期➤incurable, inoperable, terminal無法治瘉的/不能用手術治療的/晚期癌症➤localized局部腫瘤➤hereditary遺傳性腫瘤➤childhood兒童腫瘤◇Childhood cancers have a very good survival rate.患腫瘤的兒童存活率很高。VERB + CANCER➤have, suffer from患癌症;受癌症之苦▸➤contract, develop, get得癌症▸➤cause引發癌症➤prevent預防癌症▸➤screen sb for檢查某人是否患癌症◇70% of women over 40 have been screened for breast cancer.40 歲以上的婦女有 70% 做了乳癌篩查。➤detect, diagnose發現/診斷癌症➤cure, treat治瘉/治療癌症▸➤die from, die of死於癌症➤beat, survive戰勝癌症;患癌症而存活➤battle, fight與癌症作鬥爭CANCER + VERB➤spread癌擴散◇The cancer has spread to his stomach.癌已經擴散到他的胃部。➤occur, recur癌症發生/復發CANCER + NOUN➤cell癌細胞▸➤patient, sufferer, victim癌症病人;癌症患者➤survivor癌症幸存者▸➤incidence, risk癌症發病率;得癌症的危險◇The cancer risk among smokers was found to be higher.人們發現吸煙者患癌症的危險性較大。➤deaths, mortality癌症死亡人數/死亡率◇Prostate cancer deaths fell after screening was introduced.在實行癌症篩查後,前列腺癌死亡人數有所下降。➤research癌症研究➤researcher, specialist癌症研究人員/專家➤prevention癌症預防➤detection, diagnosis, screening癌症檢測/診斷/篩查▸➤drug, therapy, treatment治癌藥物;治癌療法;癌症治療PHRASES➤a battle against cancer, a struggle against cancer與癌症的鬥爭◇He died after an 18-month battle against cancer.他同癌症抗爭了 18 個月後離開了人世。➤cancer of the cervix, cancer of the pancreas, cancer of the prostate, etc.子宮頸癌、胰腺癌、前列腺癌等➡ topic at illness