"pneumonia" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 肺炎

Definition

一种严重的肺部感染，会导致呼吸困难、发烧、咳嗽和胸痛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

医学术语，通常以名词形式（不可数）使用。常见搭配有“被诊断为肺炎”、“从肺炎中康复”。不要与支气管炎或哮喘混淆。

Examples

He was sick with pneumonia last winter.

他去年冬天得了**肺炎**。

Pneumonia is more common in older people.

**肺炎**在老年人中更常见。

Doctors use antibiotics to treat pneumonia.

医生用抗生素治疗**肺炎**。

After a week in the hospital for pneumonia, she finally felt better.

她因**肺炎**住院一周后，终于感觉好些了。

I had no idea a simple cold could turn into pneumonia so fast.

我没想到普通感冒竟然这么快就能变成**肺炎**。

My grandfather got the vaccine to help prevent pneumonia.

我祖父打了疫苗来预防**肺炎**。