vaccine
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈvæk.siːn/ us/vækˈsiːn/
C2 疫苗
a substance that is put into the body of a person or animal to protect them from a disease by causing them to produce antibodies (=proteins that fight diseases)
This vaccine protects against some kinds of the bacteria. 这种疫苗能抵抗这些细菌中的某几种。
The measles vaccine is one of the immunizations that is recommended for all children. 麻疹疫苗是推荐给所有儿童的免疫接种之一。
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- Scientists have announced that they are experimenting with vaccines against ovarian cancer.
- The speedy use of animal vaccines has helped make anthrax a rarity in the region.
- A vaccine containing dead, or inactive, poliovirus was licensed in 1955.