mumps

mumps

英 [mʌmps]
　　美 [mʌmps]

n. [內科] 流行性腮腺炎；慍怒；生氣

中文詞源：

mumps 腮腺炎

來自mump,含混的說話聲，-s,復數後綴。用於指腮腺炎。

例句：

1. The child has the mumps.
這孩子患瞭腮腺炎.

2. Mumps is a children's disease.
腮腺炎是一種兒童疾病.

3. Measles, mumps and whooping cough are spreading again because children are not being vaccinated.
因為孩子們沒接種疫苗，麻疹、腮腺炎和百日咳又蔓延開來。

4. She was bed - ridden with the mumps for weeks on end.
因為腮腺炎她接連臥床好幾星期.

5. Poor Dick has gone down with mumps.
可憐的迪克得瞭流行性腮腺炎.