舌尖上的美國(52):生病的說法(下)

13. (be exposed to)：以爲“使……易患……病”，“易患……病”。
例句： An attack of fever weakens a child and exposes it to all kinds of infections.
發燒使患兒虛弱，易患各種感染。

14. ：一般表示“懷疑……患……病”。
例句：On examination the patient was suspected of carcinoma of the cecum.
經檢查，懷疑病人患盲腸癌。

15. fall (a) victim to： 其基本意爲“成爲……的犧牲品”，常可用來表示“患……病”。
例句：The longer a person has smoked, the greater becomes his liability to fall a victim to lung cancer.
一個人吸菸的時間越長，患肺癌的可能性就越大。

16. Be (come) down with/be taken down with：意爲“患……病而病倒”。
例句：After being in the rain, Tom came down with a bad cold.
在外淋雨後，湯姆患重感冒病倒了。

17. be stricken (down) with; be stricken with：意爲“爲……疾病所侵襲”或“患……病”。
例句：She was stricken with fever yesterday.
她昨天發燒了。

18. be afflicted with：其基本意爲“爲……病所折磨”，常用來表達“患……病”，其特徵是，不僅表示患病的開始，還表示患病過程中所受之苦，特別是精神上的痛苦。
例句：For many years Harold was afflicted with edematous laryngitis.
哈德羅患水腫性喉炎多年了。

19. be affected with (by)：一般用來表示“患……病”或“被……感染”。
例句：Both the lungs are affected by the infection. 兩肺均已被感染。

20. be infected with：意爲“被……所感染”，“被……所侵襲”，可譯成“患……病”。
例句：On necropsy the patient was found to have been infected with tuberculosis as well.
屍檢發現病人還患過結核病。

21. be laid up with：一般用來表示“患……病而臥牀”或“臥病在牀”。
Daniel was laid up for nearly a month with chronic appendicitis.
丹尼爾患慢性闌尾炎臥牀近一個月。

22. be pulled down by：意爲“患……病而病倒”。
例句：Mozart was pulled down by anaphylactoid shock suddenly at 3 yesterday afternoon.
莫扎特昨天下午三點多患過敏性休克而病倒。

23. be confined to bed with：意爲“患……病而臥牀”或“臥病在牀”。
例句：His wife was confined to bed with osteomyelitis.
他妻子因患骨髓炎而臥病在牀。

24. be bedridden with：“患……病而臥牀”。

例句：Preston is bedridden with heart disease, and the doctor fear he will soon be no more.
普雷斯頓因患心臟病臥牀不起，醫生們擔心他生命垂危。

25. be in bed with：意爲“患……病而臥牀”。

例句：Maxwell is in bed with heart disease. 麥克斯韋因患肺氣腫而臥牀。