['kænsə(r)]['kænsər]
  • n. 癌;肿瘤;毒瘤
  • Cancer.
  • n. 巨蟹座
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    英语单词cancer的本意是螃蟹,巨蟹座就是大写的Cancer。它是怎么跟“恶性肿瘤”扯上关系的呢?原来,古希腊时代的名医希波克拉底首次描述了恶性肿瘤与良性肿瘤的区别,并详细阐述了身体各部位的肿瘤,并把处于发展期和发生溃疡的肿瘤命名为karkinos,在希腊语里就是“螃蟹”的意思。希波克拉底之所以把肿瘤称为“螃蟹”,可能是因为恶性肿瘤的表面形状恶性肿瘤通常有一个坚实的中心,然后向周遭伸出一些分支,就像螃蟹的形状。由于希波克拉底反对打开病人身体的做法,所以他所描述的是外观可见的肿瘤。
    联想记忆法
    cancer: can(可以)cer(死) 癌症可以弄死人
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C or U ] 癌,癌症
      2. [ C ] (迅速蔓延的)弊病,恶习

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ C or U ] 癌,癌症

      He died of liver cancer.

      他死于肝癌。

      cancer of the cervix/stomach

      子宫颈/胃癌

      breast/bowel/lung cancer

      乳腺/肠/肺癌

      cancer cells

      癌细胞

      a cancer patient

      癌症患者

      It was a secondary cancer.

      这是继发癌症。

    2. [ C ] (迅速蔓延的)弊病,恶习

      Drug abuse is a cancer that is destroying our society.

      滥用毒品是正在毁灭我们社会的毒瘤。

    小知识

    Cancer is a disease in which cells grow uncontrollably and form tumors. The best chance of surviving cancer usually involves finding and treating it early.

    The word cancer actually means “crab,” like the zodiac sign. Around 400 B.C., Greek physician Hippocrates is said to have named the disease karkinos, which is Greek for “crab,” when he noticed that tumors formed a crab-like shape. The word cancer describes not just a disease, but any sort of evilness that can spread. Hatred and bigotry are cancers that can destroy communities.

    实用短语

    1. lung cancer

    2. breast cancer

      乳腺癌,乳癌,乳腺瘤,乳腺癌骨转移

    3. liver cancer

      肝癌,肝肿瘤,肝癌破裂,肝脏肿瘤

    4. prostate cancer

      前列腺癌,在前列腺癌,火线腺癌

    5. pancreatic cancer

      胰腺癌,胰腺肿瘤,胰头癌

    6. ovarian cancer

      卵巢癌,卵巢肿瘤,觐陴骨,卵巢恶性肿瘤

    7. skin cancer

      皮肤癌,皮肤肿瘤,皮,皮肤癌发病率增长与廉价全包假期有关

    8. esophageal cancer

      食管癌,食道癌,食管肿瘤,食管鳞癌

    9. tropic of cancer

      北回归线,北同归线,北热带线

    常用短语

    1. breast cancer

      乳腺癌

    2. lung cancer

      肺癌

    3. liver cancer

      肝癌

    4. gastric cancer

      胃癌

    5. prostate cancer

      前列腺癌

    6. colorectal cancer

      [医]结肠直肠癌

    7. cancer cell

      癌细胞

    8. skin cancer

      皮肤癌

    9. colon cancer

      结肠癌;大肠癌;直肠癌

    10. cervical cancer

      宫颈癌

    11. pancreatic cancer

      胰腺癌;胰脏癌

    12. cancer research

      癌症研究;肿瘤研究

    13. esophageal cancer

      食管癌;食道癌

    14. bladder cancer

      膀胱癌

    15. rectal cancer

      直肠癌

    16. esophagus cancer

      食道癌

    17. stomach cancer

      胃癌

    18. rectum cancer

      直肠癌

    19. advanced cancer

      晚期癌症

    20. terminal cancer

      癌症晚期

    单词用法

    单词辨析
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    重要短语
    breast cancer乳腺癌
    lung cancer肺癌
    liver cancer肝癌
    gastric cancer胃癌

    同义词

    n.癌,恶性肿瘤

    carcinoma  /  tumour  /  sarcoma  /  malignant  /  malignancy  /  growth

    n.邪恶,灾难,疾病

    trouble  /  plague  /  affliction  /  curse  /  foulness  /  scourge  /  blight  /  disease  /  sickness  /  evil  /  pestilence  /  calamity  /  illness

    同根词

    词根:cancer

    adj.

    cancerous癌的;生癌的;像癌的