cancer

cancer

['kænsə]

n.癌, 肿瘤, 毒瘤
Cancer
n.巨蟹座

例句与用法：

He was afflicted with cancer.

他患了癌症。

The old man died from colon cancer.

这位老人死于结肠癌。

His hometown is located in the north to the tropic of cancer.

他的家乡在北回归线的北面。

The patient finally died from cancer.

那位病人最终死于癌症。

He's got a cancer in his liver.

他得了肝癌。

词形变化：

形容词: cancerous |

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n.

1. 癌, 恶性肿瘤; 癌症[C][U]

The doctors are making an attempt to prevent cancer cells spreading.

医生们试图阻止癌细胞扩散。

2. (社会等的)弊端, 痼疾, 病根[C]

What was happening was a sickness, a cancer in society that could not be helped.

所发生的一切是种病态, 一种无可救药的社会弊病。

3. (大写)巨蟹星座[C]