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    migraine

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Illness & disability
    mi·graine /ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- $ ˈmaɪ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  MIan extremely bad headache, during which you feel sick and have pain behind your eyes 偏头痛have/get a migraine I won’t be coming this evening – I’ve got a migraine. 我今晚不来了——我偏头痛。bad/severe migraine He suffers from severe migraine. 他患有严重的偏头痛。► see thesaurus at headache
    Examples from the Corpus
    migraine• The symptoms included memory lapses, depression, insomnia, daytime fatigue, slurred speech, confusion and migraine like headaches.• If he had been, he'd have moved away double quick because the slightest whiff of orange triggers off his migraine.• Other features of migraine, such as the distinct periodicity and vomiting, may be lacking.• Occasionally, some one will have the initial focal phase of migraine, followed by minimal or no headache.• They are known to counteract both the vasoconstriction and the enhanced platelet aggregation present in the initial phase of migraine.• It was carnival time, lights and siren, and Sorvino's migraine disappeared like a popping soap bubble.• With migraines results often take longer, but the attacks soon become less frequent and their intensity decreases.• And if you'd like to discover what triggers your migraine, write to Dept.bad/severe migraine• I've got a bad migraine, I tripped and fell and cut my arm.• He had suffered severe migraine which did not respond to conventional treatment.    Origin migraine (1300-1400) French Late Latin hemicrania “pain in one side of the head”, from Greek, from hemi- “half” + kranion ( → CRANIUM)
    mi·graine nounChineseSyllable
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    migraine
    mi‧graine /ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- $ ˈmaɪ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: French
     Origin: Late Latin hemicrania 'pain in one side of the head', from Greek, from hemi- 'half' + kranion ( ⇨ cranium)
    an extremely bad headache, during which you feel sick and have pain behind your eyes
        have/get a migraine
        I won’t be coming this evening – I’ve got a migraine.
        bad/severe migraine
        He suffers from severe migraine.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ headache a pain in your head: Looking at a computer for a long time can give you a headache.
       ▪ hangover a headache and feeling of sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too much alcohol: The next day I had a terrible hangover.
       ▪ migraine /ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- $ ˈmaɪ-/ a very bad headache, which makes you feel sick and have difficulty seeing: He has suffered from migraines all his life.


    mi·graineBrE /ˈmiːɡreɪn/ 🔊, /ˈmaɪɡreɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaɪɡreɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a very severe type of headache which often makes a person feel sick and have difficulty in seeing 偏头痛◆severe migraine严重的偏头痛◆I'm getting a migraine. 我得了偏头痛。🔊🔊<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