hypothermia

IPA/ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːmiə/
KK[hˌaɪpəθˈɚmiə]IPA/ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːrmiə/

hypothermia — 名詞

1. a dangerous drop in the body's inner temperature, usually caused by spending a l

1.名詞C1
釋義

低體溫症

因長時間受寒導致體溫過低的危險狀況

a dangerous drop in the body's inner temperature, usually caused by spending a long time in very cold air or water, which can stop the heart and lungs from working properly if not treated quickly.

例句

Two climbers died of hypothermia after a storm trapped them near the summit.

兩名登山者在暴風雪將他們困在山頂附近後，因低體溫症而喪命。

collocation: die of hypothermia

Hugo was treated for mild hypothermia after falling into the icy river.

Hugo 跌入冰冷的河中後，因輕度低體溫症接受治療。

collocation: treated for / mild hypothermia

常見搭配
  • mild hypothermia
  • severe hypothermia
  • die of hypothermia
  • suffer from hypothermia
  • treated for hypothermia
  • prevent hypothermia
同義詞
  • exposure

    general term for harm caused by extended exposure to cold or bad weather; broader than hypothermia

  • frostbite

    related cold injury but affects skin and limbs rather than core body temperature

反義詞
  • hyperthermia

    the opposite medical condition — body temperature rises dangerously above normal

文法句型

suffer from hypothermia

die of hypothermia

用法筆記

Uncountable; takes no article when used generally ('died of hypothermia'). Commonly modified by severity adjectives such as 'mild', 'moderate', or 'severe'.

常見錯誤

He caught a hypothermia.
He got hypothermia.
uncountable, never takes 'a' or a plural form.
She has the hypothermia.
She has hypothermia.
no definite article when referring to the condition in general.

同根字

  • hypothermic
    形容詞C2
  • hyperthermia
    名詞C2
  • thermal
    形容詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • hypothermia case
  • hypothermia risk
  • hypothermia symptoms

常用片語

  • risk of hypothermia
  • signs of hypothermia
  • induced hypothermia (medical procedure)

介系詞搭配

  • from (suffer from hypothermia)
  • of (die of hypothermia)
  • for (treated for hypothermia)