疫情英语词汇.docVIP

1.novel coronavirus /k,runvairs/ 新型冠状病毒 novel同学们熟悉的意思是“小说”名词属性。它还可以作形容词，意为“新奇的；异常的”。 例：Infection with a novel coronavirus has been implicated as the cause of SARS. 一种新的冠状病毒已被确定为本病的致病因子。 2.pneumonia /njumni/ 肺炎 例；He could heal you of your pneumonia, youd better go to see him as soon as possible. 他可以治好你的肺炎，你最好尽快去找他给你医治。 3.pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus 新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎 4.quarantine /kwrntin/ 隔离 这个词除了隔离，还可以意为”检疫“。 例：She was sent home and put in quarantine. 她被送回家实施隔离。 5.incubation /kjuben/ period 潜伏期 例：It is caused during development by high incubation temperatures. 这是在发育阶段由高温孵化造成的。 6.suspected case 疑似病例 例：There is the first suspected case of swine flu here. 这里出现了首个疑似病例。 7.confirmed case 确诊病例 例：All of the household and healthcare worker contacts of the confirmed case have been traced. 目前已对曾接触过确诊病例的所有家人和卫生保健工作者进行了追踪。 8.close contact 密切接触者 例：Although this was our first close contact with the community, it was important for us toinvolve them in rebuilding from the very start. 尽管这是我们首次与该社区近距离接触，但重要的是，我们从一开始就应使社区居民参与重建。 9.be under medical observation 接受医学观察 例：It’s said that he is going to be under medical observation. 据说他将接受医学观察。 10.patient in critical condition 重症患者 例：The patient was in a critical condition. 病人的情况十分危急。 11.fatality rate 病死率 例：The historical legacy of the severe 1918 pandemic, and the very high case-fatality rate of human infections with avian (H5N1) influenza, contrast with the milder pandemics of 1968 and 2009. 严重的1918年大流行的历史遗产，及病死率极高的人感染禽流感（H5N1），与相对轻微的1968年和2009年大流行形成对比。 12.human-to-human transmission 人传人 例：Human-to-human transmission of avian flu is rare, but in some cases the virus has passed from poultry to humans. 禽流感在人类之间的传播是罕见的，但在某些情况下，该病毒可以经家禽传染给人类。 13.droplet /drplt/ transmission 飞沫传播 例：Droplet transmission is, in general, the major form of transmission of influenza virus. 通常来说，飞沫传播是流感病毒最主要的传播形式。 14. fever发热 例：He had a high fever. 他发高烧了。 15.cough 咳嗽 例：Graham began to cough violently. 格雷厄姆开始剧烈地咳嗽。 16.difficulty in breathing 呼吸困难 例：He had the