smallpox

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ /ˈsmɔlpɑks/

Meanings

noun

天花

An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Examples :

"The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy."

欧洲人带来了新的疾病，例如天花、麻疹、痢疾、流感、梅毒和麻风病。

Related Words

infectious adjective

/ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/

传染性的，会传染的

"Cancer is not infectious."

癌症是不會傳染的。

influenza noun

/ˌɪn.flu.ˈɛn.zə/

流行性感冒, 流感

"The influenza virus spread quickly through the school, causing many students to miss class. "

流行性感冒病毒在学校里迅速传播，导致很多学生无法上课。

syphilis noun

/ˈsɪfɪlɪs/

梅毒

"After unprotected sex, John worried he might have contracted syphilis, so he went to the clinic for a checkup. "

在没有保护措施的性行为后，约翰担心自己可能得了梅毒，所以去诊所做了检查。

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

完全地，徹底地。

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

请用2号铅笔完全填满你答案对应的方框。

diseases noun

/dɪˈziːzɪz/

疾病，病害

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

这些番茄植株得了一种病，导致叶子上出现斑点，果实也枯萎了。

brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

带来，拿来

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

服务员，请给我拿来一杯纯麦威士忌。

survived verb

/sərˈvaɪvd/ /sɚˈvaɪvd/

存活，幸存。

"After the car accident, everyone was worried, but luckily, the driver survived. "

车祸发生后，大家都非常担心，但幸运的是，司机活了下来。

pockmarks noun

/ˈpɑkmɑɹks/ /ˈpɔkmɑɹks/

麻子，痘痕

"The old road had pockmarks from years of harsh winters and constant patching. "

这条老路坑坑洼洼的，就像长满了麻子一样，那是多年严冬和不停修补留下的痕迹。

dysentery noun

/ˈdɪsəntəɹi/ /ˈdɪsənˌtɛɹi/

痢疾

"The traveler experienced severe dysentery, suffering from constant diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. "

那位旅行者得了严重的痢疾，一直腹泻不止，腹痛难忍，还发着高烧。

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

疾病，病症。

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

那些番茄植株得了一种病，叶子上出现了很多斑点，果实也枯萎了。

variola noun

/ˌværiˈoʊlə/ /ˌveəriˈoʊlə/

天花

"Before widespread vaccination, variola (smallpox) caused many deaths and left survivors with severe scars. "

在疫苗广泛接种之前，天花这种疾病导致了许多人死亡，并且在幸存者身上留下了严重的疤痕。

eradicated verb

/ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd/ /iˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd/

根除，铲除

"The farmer eradicated the weeds from his garden. "

农夫把花园里的杂草连根拔起，彻底铲除了。