syphilis

/ˈsɪfɪlɪs/

Meanings

noun

梅毒

A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

Examples :

"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。

Related Words

contracted verb

/kənˈtɹæktɪd/

收缩，缩小。

"The metal railing contracted slightly in the cold winter air. "

寒冷的冬日空气中，金属栏杆稍微收缩了一些。

bacterium noun

/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/

细菌，病菌

"The scientist examined the sample and found a bacterium, a tiny cell without a nucleus, under the microscope. "

科学家检查了样本，在显微镜下发现了一个细菌，这是一种没有细胞核的微小细胞。

treponema noun

/ˌtrɛpəˈniːmə/

苍白螺旋体，密螺旋体

"The doctor suspected a Treponema infection, given the patient's symptoms and recent travel history. "

考虑到病人的症状和近期的旅行史，医生怀疑是苍白螺旋体感染。

clinic noun

/ˈklɪnɪk/

诊所，医务所。

"My aunt went to the clinic for a checkup because she wasn't feeling well. "

我阿姨觉得身体不舒服，所以去诊所做了个检查。

worried adjective

/ˈwʌɹid/

担心，忧虑的，不安的。

"She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war."

她很担心被派去参加战争的儿子，心里一直放不下。

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

活动，活跃，积极性

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

维修站通道里一片繁忙景象，充满活力。

unprotected adjective

/ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛktɪd/ /ˌʌmpɹəˈtɛktɪd/

没有保护的, 暴露的.

"The children played outside without any supervision, leaving them unprotected from the traffic. "

孩子们在外面玩耍，没有任何人看管，这让他们暴露在车流的危险中，没有任何保护。

sexual noun

/ˈsɛksjuəl/ /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

有性生殖生物，有性繁殖生物

"The fruit fly is a sexual, meaning it reproduces by exchanging genetic material with another fly. "

果蝇是一种有性生殖生物，也就是说，它通过与其他果蝇交换遗传物质来进行繁殖。

caused verb

/kɔzd/

导致，引起，造成

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

checkup noun

/ˈtʃɛkˌʌp/

体检，检查

"The appointment was just for a checkup."

这次预约只是个例行体检。

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。

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

扩散，传播

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "

这周流感在学校里迅速蔓延。