allergies
allergies — noun
- allergiessingular
- allergiesesplural
1. a medical condition in which a person's body reacts badly to a normally harmless
a medical condition in which a person's body reacts badly to a normally harmless substance — such as pollen, dust, certain foods, or animal hair — causing symptoms like sneezing, a rash, swollen eyes, or difficulty breathing
Shirin has severe allergies to peanuts and always reads food labels before buying anything.
has + allergies to [substance]; always + [precautionary action]
Nikhil's dust allergies were so bad that his mother had to vacuum the house twice a week.
possessive + allergies + were + [result clause]
Gabriela discovered her shellfish allergies when her lips began to swell after eating shrimp.
During the spring pollen season, Obi's allergies make him sneeze constantly at school.
Maja's doctor told her that some children grow out of their allergies as they get older.
- hypersensitivity
more clinical term used by doctors; covers a broader range of overreactions including non-allergic ones
- intolerance
often used for food reactions that do not involve the immune system, e.g. lactose intolerance; generally milder than an allergy
- sensitivity
broader and less clinical; can refer to mild or non-medical reactions to substances
- immunity
the opposite state: the body is able to resist or tolerate a substance without reacting
文法句型
have + allergies
suffer from + allergies
allergies to + [substance]
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'allergies' even when referring to a single person's overall condition. The singular 'allergy' is also common with an article ('She has an allergy to latex'). The noun can be countable ('three different allergies') or uncountable ('suffering from allergy').