“新冠”常用英语语句及短语表达
一、语句表达
1.As COVID-19 has hitchhiked /ˈhɪtʃhaɪkt/ around the globe, causing lockdowns, pneumonia and fear, scientists have been racing to determine where the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has come from.
2.Blood from recovered coronavirus patients could be used in a vital stop-gap treatment to help protect humanity from the COVID–19 pandemic currently spreading around the world, researchers propose.
3.Groups that are not suitable to receive the vaccines include pregnant women, lactating women and patients with some diseases. These patients are those in the acute stage of fever and infection, suffering from immune deficiency or immune disorder, having severe liver or kidney diseases, having uncontrolled hypertension, diabetic complications or malignant tumors.
二、短语表达
spark alarm引起恐慌
pass from person to person//spread between people
`` add weight to the theory/idea that 证实了某一观点
be spread by the transmission of //be transmitted via```
confirmed cases
suspected cases
category B infectious disease
incubation period潜伏期
virus carrier
asymptomatic carrier
super spreader
droplet transmission飞沫传播
aerosol transmission气溶胶传播
mode of transmission
route of transmission
host
affected area
epidemic prevention and control
nucleic acid testing 核酸检测
be discharged from medical observation
wear a mask 戴口罩
disinfection消毒
avoid crowds
health declaration form
fever clinic
designated hospitals定点医院
intensive care unit(ICU)
protective suit
disposable gloves一次性手套
Public health emergency of international concern
outbreak爆发，sporadic散发，epidemic流行，pandemic大流行，endemic地方流行
heighten public awareness of``
As of···截止到
health authorities