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heart attack

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Illness & disability
ˈheart atˌtack ●●○ noun [countable]  1 MIa sudden serious medical condition in which someone’s heart stops working normally, causing them great pain 心脏病发作have/suffer a heart attack 心脏病发作2 give somebody/have a heart attack informal to make someone suddenly feel frightened, surprised, or shocked, or to suddenly feel this way 把某人吓得要死/吓得要心脏病发作 You almost gave me a heart attack there! 你差点吓得我心脏病发作!
Examples from the Corpus
heart attackA cigarette smoker has two to three times the risk of having a heart attack than a nonsmoker.It was Anderson who discovered Tilden dead of a heart attack in June of 1953.A postmortem examination revealed she had suffered a heart attack at the time of the accident.And in Dusseldorf police said a member of the Republican party suffered a heart attack after being beaten up by demonstrators.Bunn was released from trial during the summer after suffering a heart attack.My boss is having some kind of heart attack.Marv recently suffered his second heart attack.One had had a suspected heart attack, another had a broken leg.have/suffer a heart attackHe was released from trial during the summer, after suffering a heart attack.Before it could be resolved, Alsop suffered a heart attack.A postmortem examination revealed she had suffered a heart attack at the time of the accident.The 36-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack in her London flat.He suffered a heart attack early in the game.Dilip was so angry I was afraid he might have a heart attack.In Britain one in ten men under the age of retirement will suffer a heart attack.
ˈheart atˌtack nounChineseSyllable
medical a heart in serious someone’s Corpus condition which sudden


heart attack
ˈheart atˌtack noun [countable]
1. a sudden serious medical condition in which someone’s heart stops working normally, causing them great pain
    have/suffer a heart attack
2. give somebody/have a heart attack informal to make someone suddenly feel frightened, surprised, or shocked, or to suddenly feel this way:
    You almost gave me a heart attack there!


heart attackBrE /ˈhɑːt ətæk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːrt ətæk/ 🔊 nouna sudden serious medical condition in which the heart stops working normally, sometimes causing death 心脏病发作<titled tranID="32" status="2">Illnesses<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>疾病</chn></titled>

Becoming ill 生病

  • catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒/传染病/流感/肺炎/病毒/小毛病
  • get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病/艾滋病/乳腺癌/感冒/流感/偏头痛
  • come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒/流感
  • contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病/严重疾病/艾滋病病毒/艾滋病
  • be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒/寄生虫/艾滋病病毒感染
  • develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症/糖尿病/皮疹/溃疡;出现肝炎症状
  • have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病/中风发作
  • provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起/产生过敏反应
  • block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞/破裂
  • damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤/切断神经/动脉/肌腱

Being ill 病了

  • feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适/想吐/恶心
  • be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
  • have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒/糖尿病/心脏病/肺癌;头痛;发烧
  • suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘/营养不良症/经常性头痛/多发性抑郁症/精神错乱
  • be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒/流感/偏头痛而卧床休息
  • nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒/头痛/宿醉
  • battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症/抑郁症作斗争;戒瘾;戒酒

Treatments 治疗

  • examine a patient 给病人做检查
  • diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
  • be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症/糖尿病/精神分裂症
  • prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开/得到/服用药/药片/止痛药/抗生素
  • treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症/抑郁症/休克
  • have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查/手术/外科手术/肾移植手术/治疗/化疗/癌症治疗
  • have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针;接种流感疫苗;接受输血;做扫描检查;照 X 光
  • cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病/病痛/癌症/头痛/病人
  • prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散/疾病进一步爆发/对肺部造成伤害
  • be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感/麻疹/小儿麻痹症/天花疫苗
  • enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力
  compare coronary thrombosis