allergies
allergies — 名詞
- allergiessingular
- allergiesesplural
1. a medical condition in which a person's body reacts badly to a normally harmless
過敏
身體對特定物質產生的異常免疫反應
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.
Shirin 對花生有嚴重過敏，買東西前總會仔細閱讀食品標籤。
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.
Nikhil 的灰塵過敏非常嚴重，他媽媽不得不每週吸地兩次。
possessive + allergies + were + [result clause]
Gabriela discovered her shellfish allergies when her lips began to swell after eating shrimp.
Gabriela 在吃蝦後發現自己對貝類過敏，當時她的嘴唇開始腫脹。
During the spring pollen season, Obi's allergies make him sneeze constantly at school.
春天花粉季節時，Obi 的過敏讓他在學校不停地打噴嚏。
Maja's doctor told her that some children grow out of their allergies as they get older.
Maja 的醫生告訴她，有些孩子長大後過敏症狀就會消失。
- 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').