chicken pox
US /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn ˌpɑks/
UK /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn ˌpɒks/
名词
水痘
an infectious disease, especially of children, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed pimples which turn into fluid-filled blisters and then scab over.
示例:
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My son caught chickenpox from his classmate.
我儿子从他同学那里感染了水痘。
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The doctor confirmed it was chickenpox due to the characteristic rash.
医生根据典型的皮疹确认是水痘。