cancer
UK ['kænt.sər] US [-sɚ] noun
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death 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／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。 ⇒ See also carcinogen
countable
■a harmful activity that spreads quickly （迅速蔓延的）弊病，恶习•Drug abuse is a cancer which is destroying our society.滥用毒品是正在毁灭我们社会的毒瘤。 |