smallpox

'smɒ:lpɒks

英文释义

n. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

中文翻译

n. 天花
[医] 天花, 痘疮

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small 意为“小的”，pox 是指“疹、病”，结合起来表示“小疹子”，即小痘疹。

例句

1. Smallpox was a deadly disease that affected many people in the past.
天花曾是一种致命的疾病，影响了许多人的生活。
2. Thanks to vaccination, smallpox has been completely eradicated.
多亏了疫苗接种，天花已经被彻底消灭。
3. The last natural case of smallpox occurred in 1977.
最后一个自然病例的天花发生在1977年。

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