cancer
noun
noun
ˈkænsə
noun
1
a
very
serious
disease
in
which
cells
in
one
part
of
the
body
start
to
grow
in
a
way
that
is
not
normal
癌（症）;
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A
lot
of
cancers
can
now
be
treated
successfully.
现在有许多种癌症可以治愈。
lung/breast/stomach
etc
cancer
Smoking
causes
lung
cancer.
吸烟会导致肺癌。
She
was
told
last
year
that
she
had
cancer
.
去年她得知自己患了癌症。
He
died
of
cancer
last
month.
上个月他死于癌症。
[+
of
]
cancer
of
the
womb
子宫癌
a
new
treatment
which
effectively
kills
cancer
cells
一种能有效杀死癌细胞的新疗法
2
an
evil
influence
that
affects
a
lot
of
people
and
is
difficult
to
stop
弊病，社会恶习
C
Drug
abuse
is
the
cancer
of
our
society.
吸毒是我们社会的毒瘤。
a
cancerous
growth
癌性赘生物
cancerous
cells
癌细胞
kænˈsɪəriən
noun
3
the
fourth
sign
of
the
ZODIAC
,
represented
by
a
CRAB
,
which
some
people
believe
affects
the
character
and
life
of
people
born
between
June
22
and
July
23
巨蟹宫，巨蟹座
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4
Cancerian
also
又作
/k æ n ˈ s ɪ r ɪ ə n;
k æ n ˈ s ɪ ə ri ə n/
someone
who
was
born
between
June
22
and
July
23
属巨蟹座的人〔即在 6 月 22 日至 7 月 23 日之间出生的人〕
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