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arthritis

/ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹaɪtɪs/

Meanings
noun

关节炎

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

Examples :

"My grandmother's arthritis makes it difficult for her to walk to the grocery store. "
我奶奶有关节炎，所以她很难走到杂货店去。
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Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration metabolic

metabolic noun

/ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/ /ˌmɛɾəˈbɑlɪk/

代谢剂，营养补充剂.

"The athlete takes a metabolic after each training session to help with muscle recovery. "

这位运动员每次训练后都会服用代谢剂/营养补充剂，以帮助肌肉恢复。

Illustration inflammation

inflammation noun

/ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/

炎症，发炎.

"The inflammation of the dry leaves by the bonfire was quite impressive. "

篝火点燃干燥树叶，那燃烧的景象着实令人印象深刻。

Illustration various

various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

各种各样的，多种多样的。

"The reasons are various."

原因有很多种。

Illustration degenerative

degenerative adjective

/dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹətɪv/

退化的，恶化的

"The doctor said the arthritis was a degenerative condition, meaning it would get worse over time. "

医生说我的关节炎是退行性的，也就是说，随着时间推移会越来越严重。

Illustration swelling

swelling verb

/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/

肿胀，膨胀。

"After she bumped her head, a large bump started swelling on her forehead. "

她撞到头后，额头上立刻肿起了一个大包，而且越来越肿大。

Illustration stiffness

stiffness noun

/ˈstɪfnəs/

僵硬，僵化。

"After sitting at the desk for hours, I felt a lot of stiffness in my neck. "

在办公桌前坐了几个小时后，我感到脖子很僵硬。

Illustration disability

disability noun

/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/

残疾，丧失能力

"The student's disability made it challenging to complete the assignments on time. "

这位学生的残疾使他很难按时完成作业。

Illustration disorders

disorders noun

/dɪsˈɔːrdərz/ /dɪˈsɔːrdərz/

混乱，紊乱

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

孩子们玩完后，房间里一片狼藉，乱七八糟的。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

Illustration infection

infection noun

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

感染，传染。

"The infection spread quickly through the classroom after one student got sick. "

一个学生生病后，感染很快就在教室里蔓延开来。