disease/dIˋziz; dIˈziːz/n [C,U] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant 病﹐疾病: heart disease 心脏病She suffers from a rare disease of the blood. 她患有一种罕见的血液病。vaccinations against infectious diseases such as measles 预防麻疹之类的传染病的疫苗接种THESAURUS 同类词Illness is usually used to describe the general condition of being ill ☆ illness 泛指生病: She missed two weeks’ work because of illness. 因为生病﹐她两周没有上班。A disease is a particular type of illness which often has a name ☆ disease 指某一特定类型的疾病﹐通常有名称: childhood diseases such as measles and chickenpox 诸如麻疹和水痘之类的儿童疾病 —diseased adj