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heatstroke

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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heat·stroke /ˈhiːtstrəʊk $ -stroʊk/ noun [uncountable]  MIfever and weakness caused by being outside in the heat of the sun for too long 中暑 sunstroke
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heatstrokeGuys would pass out from heatstroke.As the victim's temperature rises higher and higher, they suffer internal heatstroke and all their organs gradually fail.After a heroic week of earth moving, he went down with heatstroke.
heat·stroke nounChineseSyllable
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heatstroke
heatstroke /ˈhiːtstrəʊk $ -stroʊk/ noun [uncountable]
fever and weakness caused by being outside in the heat of the sun for too long
sunstroke


heat·strokeBrE /ˈhiːtstrəʊk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhiːtstroʊk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] an illness with fever and often loss of consciousness, caused by being in too great a heat for too long 中暑