tumour

英 [ˈtjuːmə(r)]

美 [ˈtuːmər]

n. 瘤; 肿瘤; 肿块

复数：tumours　

Collins.2 / BNC.4248

同义词辨析

cancer canker growth tumour【导航词义：癌，瘤】

cancern. 癌，癌症

〔辨析〕

指人体内的恶性肿瘤。

〔例证〕

He died of liver cancer.
他死于肝癌。
A lot of cancers can now be cured.
现在有许多种癌症可以治愈。

cankern. 根瘤病；溃疡

〔辨析〕

指花木的枝枯病，也指人和动物的溃疡病。

〔例证〕

This tree suffers from canker.
这棵树患根瘤病。
My dog has a canker sore in its mouth.
我的狗患了口腔溃疡。

growthn. 赘生物

〔辨析〕

指人、动物或植物体表或体内因病变而长出的肿块。

〔例证〕

a cancerous/malignant growth
癌性/恶性赘生物
He has a growth on his throat.
他喉咙处上长了一个肿块。

tumourn. 肿瘤，肿块

〔辨析〕

指人或动物身体某部位因病变而长出且迅速增大的肿块。

〔例证〕

The surgeon operated on her to remove the tumour.
外科医生给她做手术以切除肿瘤。
The doctor diagnosed the tumour as benign.
医生认为这个肿块是良性的。

noun

in AM, use 美国英语用 tumor

肿瘤
Atumouris a mass of diseased or abnormal cells that has grown in a person's or animal's body.

noun

Cellular senescence has been recently shown to have an important role in opposing tumour initiation and promotion.
细胞衰老已经在抑制肿瘤产生和扩展中显示出了重要的作用。
Further insights into the molecular biology of this malignant tumour are needed to improve the therapeutic approaches and outcome.
为了改进治疗方法和预后，需要进一步研究这个恶性肿瘤的分子生物学。
A benign tumour will not cause you harm.
良性肿瘤不会对你有害。
An international research team has developed a method for the screening and identification of tumour growth-suppressing genes.
一个国际研究小组设计了一种检测方法来筛查和鉴别肿瘤生长抑制基因。
We know that even though the patient has surgery to remove the tumour there are still small tumours present.
我们知道，即使患者通过手术切除了肿瘤，仍然有微小的肿瘤残留。
Why can't I have a brain tumour or something.
为什么不让我有脑瘤或者。
It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.
这不是癌症，只是良性肿瘤。
And her tumour's already exploded.
而她的肿瘤已经爆炸了。
Is the tumour malignant or benign?
肿瘤是恶性的，还是良性的？
The course of the disease correlates with the development of the tumour.
病程和肿瘤的发展有相互关系。