cancer ['kænsɚ] 词频2

n. 癌症，恶性肿瘤;弊病，社会恶习;迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物;[天]巨蟹座，巨蟹宫;

💡 carcer. carc 表示癌症相关

"There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer."

近义：carcinoma

deadly ['dɛdli] 词频2

adj. 极端的，非常的;致命的，致死的;非常有效的;如死一般的; adv. 极其，非常;死了一样地;

💡 dead死 + ly如...的、有...特征的、→ 致死的,致命的;极度的,十足的

"Greed is one of the seven deadly sins ."

近义：lethal, mortal, noxious, poison, poisoning, poisonous 反义：nonmalignant

disease [dɪ'ziz] 词频1 词根: dis

n. 疾病;弊端;不安; vt. 传染;使…有病;

💡 dis(apart)+ease→疾病

"About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease."

近义：ill, malady, illness, complaint, condition, affliction 反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle