immune
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·mune /ɪˈmjuːn/ ●○○ adjective 1 MHEALTHY[not before noun] someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it 〔对某种疾病〕有免疫力的 Once we’ve had the disease, we’re immune for life. 我们一旦得过这种病，就获得了终身免疫力。2 immune response/reaction the reaction of the body’s immune system to something that is harmful 免疫反应 HIV is a progressive disease which the immune response ultimately fails to control. 人类免疫缺陷病毒是一种进行性疾病，最终免疫反应无法将其控制。3 EFFECT/INFLUENCE[not before noun] not affected by something that happens or is done 不受影响的immune to The Labour Party is not immune to new ideas. 工党也受到新思潮的影响。4 PROTECT[not before noun] specially protected from something unpleasant 豁免的，可免于…的immune from The senior members of the group appeared to be immune from arrest. 该团体的资深成员似乎可免遭逮捕。
Examples from the Corpus
immune• From that fate no trader was immune.• What happens to your body then is that feelings of helplessness and hopelessness soon translate into depressed immune function.• Continually feeling bad about how your body looks limits your self-esteem, which eventually undercuts your immune power.• Thus, there is some suggestion of variation in the immune response within Crohn's disease.• As intriguing as these results are, much remains unclear about the impact of low doses of alcohol on the immune sys-tem.• These cells form part of the immune system and help to prevent the body from getting diseases.• I thought hard about my actual immune system and the white cells of which it is largely composed.• Their immune systems are so damaged that colds and bugs which normally take a few days to clear can take weeks or months.immune to• The dictatorship seems immune to economic pressures.• Some people are immune to the virus.immune from• The governor is popular, but not immune from criticism.Origin immune (1800-1900) Latin immunis, from munis “ready for service”im·mune adjectiveChineseSyllable
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immune
im‧mune /ɪˈmjuːn/
adjective
Once we’ve had the disease, we’re immune for life.
2. immune response/reaction the reaction of the body’s immune system to something that is harmful:
HIV is a progressive disease which the immune response ultimately fails to control.
3. [not before noun] not affected by something that happens or is done
immune to
The Labour Party is not immune to new ideas.
4. [not before noun] specially protected from something unpleasant
immune from
The senior members of the group appeared to be immune from arrest.
im‧mune /ɪˈmjuːn/
adjective Date: 1800-1900
Language: Latin
Origin: immunis, from munis 'ready for service'
1. [not before noun] someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it:Language: Latin
Origin: immunis, from munis 'ready for service'
2. immune response/reaction the reaction of the body’s immune system to something that is harmful:
3. [not before noun] not affected by something that happens or is done
immune to
4. [not before noun] specially protected from something unpleasant
immune from