vaccine

IPA/ˈvæksiːn/
KK[vˌæksˈin]IPA/vækˈsiːn/

vaccine — 名詞

  • vaccinesingular
  • vaccinesplural

1. A medical preparation designed to protect humans or animals from catching a spec

1.名詞C2
釋義

疫苗

預防特定疾病的注射用生物製劑

A medical preparation designed to protect humans or animals from catching a specific illness. It uses a harmless version of the germ, teaching the body's defences to spot and eliminate the real germ if it enters the body later on.

例句

The nurse gave Nora a vaccine against measles before she started primary school.

護士在 Nora 上小學前，給她打了一劑麻疹疫苗。

collocation: vaccine against [disease]

Doctors recommend that older adults get a flu vaccine every autumn to stay healthy.

醫師建議年長者每年秋天接種流感疫苗，以維持健康。

collocation: get a [disease] vaccine

常見搭配
  • get / receive / have a vaccine
  • vaccine against / for [disease]
  • develop / create a vaccine
  • administer / give a vaccine
  • flu vaccine / polio vaccine / COVID-19 vaccine
  • safe and effective vaccine
  • a dose of vaccine
同義詞
  • immunisation

    Refers to the entire process of becoming immune, not the substance itself; broader in meaning.

  • inoculation

    Older, more technical term; often implies a scratch or puncture rather than a standard injection.

  • shot

    Informal and mainly US; refers to the injection itself rather than the medical preparation.

  • jab

    Informal and mainly British; common in everyday speech and news headlines.

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'against' or 'for' to name the target disease (e.g., a vaccine against rabies / a vaccine for measles). Used as both a countable noun ('two different vaccines') and an uncountable noun ('enough vaccine for everyone'). Most vaccines are injected, but some are given orally or as a nasal spray.

常見錯誤

I need a vaccine of flu.
I need a vaccine for flu.
Use 'for' or 'against' after 'vaccine', not 'of.'
The vaccine prevent disease.
The vaccine prevents disease.
'Vaccine' is a noun; use 'vaccinate' (verb) or 'vaccination' (noun) for the action: 'The vaccination prevents disease.'

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • flu
  • polio
  • COVID-19
  • measles
  • rabies

常用片語

  • get a vaccine
  • receive a vaccine
  • develop a vaccine
  • a dose of vaccine
  • life-saving vaccine

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