vaccine

/vækˈsaɪn/

Meanings

noun

疫苗, 预防针

A substance given to stimulate the body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute.

Examples :

"My son received the measles vaccine to protect him from getting the illness. "

我儿子打了麻疹疫苗，为了保护他不生麻疹这种病。

Related Words

prepared verb

/pɹɪˈpɛəd/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/

准备, 预备

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

我们把宇宙飞船准备就绪，以便发射。

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

收到，接到，获得

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日的时候收到了很多礼物。

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

物质, 材料

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

科学家仔细检查了这种物质，以确定它的化学成分。

effective noun

/əˈfɛktɪv/

精兵, 战士

"The new recruit was a strong and effective soldier, ready for basic training. "

这个新兵身体强壮，是个能上战场的精兵，已经准备好参加基础训练了。

treatment noun

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

待遇，对待，疗法

"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

他仍然做噩梦，因为他被绑架者那样对待过。

stimulate verb

/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/

刺激，激励

"The teacher's inspiring speech stimulated the students to study harder for the exam. "

老师那充满鼓舞的演讲激励学生们更加努力地备考。

substitute noun

/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/

替代品，代替物

"The substitute teacher was very good at explaining the difficult math concepts. "

代课老师很擅长讲解那些难懂的数学概念。

antibodies noun

/ˈæntibɑdiz/ /ˈæntaɪbɑdiz/

抗体，免疫球蛋白

"After getting the flu shot, my body produced antibodies to protect me from the flu virus. "

打了流感疫苗后，我的身体产生了抗体，从而保护我免受流感病毒的侵害。

provide verb

/pɹəˈvaɪd/

供养, 养家糊口

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资养家糊口很难。

synthetic noun

/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

合成物，人造物

"The scientist studied the properties of the synthetic fiber. "

科学家研究了这种合成纤维的特性。

immunity noun

/ɪˈmjuːnəti/

免疫力，抵抗力

"After getting the chickenpox vaccine, the child developed immunity to the disease. "

孩子打了水痘疫苗后，就对水痘这种病有了免疫力。

production noun

/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/

生产，制造。

"The widget making machine is being used for production now."

现在正在用这个小部件制造机进行生产。