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hay fever

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Illness & disability
ˈhay ˌfever noun [uncountable]  MIa medical condition, like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen (=dust from plants) 枯草热,花粉病
Examples from the Corpus
hay feverThe treatment is effective for a wide range of illnesses as well as for allergies and hay fever.The Liberal set-back in 1895 cost him his seat, and his chronic hay fever directed him to an urban constituency.Medical treatment for hay fever is now much better than it used to be.He was, however, often racked by asthma and suffered much from hay fever.Our 4-year-old daughter is sneezing like she has hay fever.Children can have hay fever, and despite the name, spring is not an uncommon time for its symptoms to appear.Student B immediately slams it shut, complaining bitterly of hay fever.
ˈhay ˌfever nounChineseSyllable
Corpus is like cold bad a that a caused by medical condition,


hay fever
ˈhay ˌfever noun [uncountable]
a medical condition, like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen (=dust from plants)


hay feverBrE /ˈheɪ fiːvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheɪ fiːvər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] an illness that affects the nose, eyes and throat and is caused by pollen from plants that is breathed in from the air 花粉病,枯草热(由于吸入空气中的花粉而引起的鼻、眼、喉部的过敏症)