疫情在即，而雅思不止！新冠题型不可避免！关于新冠的雅思英语高频词汇必知！

the novel coronavirus

注意：

这里“新型的”用到的词并不是new，而是novel. “Novel”这个词最常见的意思是“小说”，但是它可以做形容词来用，释义：新奇的，异常的

英文释义：

Different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange.

Corona：n 冠状物 

Virus：n 病毒

英文释义：

A living thing, too small to be seen without a microscope , that causes infectious disease in people, animals and plants.

pneumonia

英文释义：

A serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult.

confirmed case

confirm：v 确认，证实

英文释义：

To state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence.

suspected case

suspect: v 怀疑

英文释义：

To have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof.

imported case

import: v 进口，输入

英文释义：

To bring a product, a service, an idea, etc. into one country from another

patient in critical condition

critical：adj 严重的，危险的

英文释义：

Serious,

uncertain and possibly dangerous

incubation period

incubation：n 潜伏

英文释义：

The time between somebody being infected with a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms (n. 症状)

human- to- human transmission

transmission：n 传递，传播，感染

英文释义：

The act or process of passing something from one person, place or thing to another.

the transmission of disease  

疾病的传播

asymptomatic infection

asymptomatic：adj 无症状的

英文释义：

( of a person or illness ) 

having no symptoms

infection：n 感染

英文释义：

The act or process of causing or getting a disease.

close contact

be under medical observation

droplet transmission

fever

cough

difficulty in breathing