hypersensitise
hypersensitise — 動詞
- hypersensitisepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hypersensitises3rd person singular
- hypersensitising-ing form
- hypersensitisedpast simple
1. to cause a person, animal, or organism to react in an extreme or exaggerated way
使過度敏感
讓生物對某物產生異常強烈的反應
to cause a person, animal, or organism to react in an extreme or exaggerated way to a substance, experience, or event that would normally produce only a mild or no reaction
Working with industrial solvents for years had hypersensitised Ada's hands, so even mild soap causes a burning feeling.
長期接觸工業溶劑讓 Ada 的雙手變得過度敏感，連溫和的肥皂都會引起灼熱感。
hypersensitise + someone + to [stimulus]; often passive
The vaccine trial accidentally hypersensitised three volunteers to a protein in the formula, causing severe rashes.
那場疫苗試驗意外讓三名志願者對配方中的一種蛋白質產生過度敏感反應，導致了嚴重的皮疹。
Gabriel became hypersensitised to shellfish after a bad reaction, so tiny traces can now be dangerous for him.
Gabriel 在經歷一次嚴重反應後變得對貝類過度敏感，現在微量接觸對他來說都可能有危險。
Vikram's manager warned that avoiding all criticism could actually hypersensitise him to negative feedback.
Vikram 的主管警告說，完全避免批評反而可能讓他對負面反饋變得過度敏感。
Multiple bee stings over the summer had hypersensitised the child's immune system, the doctor explained.
醫生解釋說，夏天多次被蜜蜂螫傷已經讓這個孩子的免疫系統變得過度敏感。
- sensitise
a broader term for any increase in sensitivity, not necessarily to an extreme degree
- allergise
used specifically in medicine for making someone allergic to a normally harmless substance
- prime
used in immunology for preparing the immune system to respond, usually in a neutral or protective sense
- desensitise
to make less sensitive or to reduce the strength of a reaction
- numb
to cause a complete or partial loss of physical sensation
文法句型
hypersensitise + someone/something + to + [stimulus]
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice, especially in medical and immunological contexts. The spelling 'hypersensitize' is the standard American English variant and is more common overall.