pleurisy

IPA/ˈplʊərəsi/
KK[plˈʊrəsi]IPA/ˈplʊrəsi/

pleurisy — 名詞

1. a painful illness in which the thin layer around the lungs becomes swollen, so t

1.名詞
釋義

胸膜炎

又稱肋膜炎,肺部外層薄膜發炎

a painful illness in which the thin layer around the lungs becomes swollen, so that every breath you take in hurts.

例句

Kabir stayed in bed for a week because pleurisy made every breath hurt.

Kabir 因為胸膜炎,每呼吸一下都會痛,所以在床上躺了一個星期。

uncountable noun: no article before pleurisy

The doctor told Christopher that the sharp pain in his side was pleurisy.

醫生告訴 Christopher,他身體側邊的劇痛是胸膜炎造成的。

diagnosis pattern: the pain was pleurisy

常見搭配
  • suffer from pleurisy
  • catch pleurisy
  • recover from pleurisy
  • die of pleurisy
同義詞

用法筆記

Uncountable noun: it is used without 'a' or an '-s' plural, as in 'caught pleurisy' or 'recovered from pleurisy'.

常見錯誤

Kofi had a pleurisy last year.
Kofi had pleurisy last year.
pleurisy is uncountable, so it takes no 'a' and has no plural.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • catch pleurisy
  • recover from pleurisy

介系詞搭配

  • suffer from pleurisy
  • die of pleurisy