cancer
US /ˈkæn.sɚ/
UK /ˈkæn.sər/
名詞
1.
がん, 癌
a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
例:
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She is undergoing treatment for lung cancer.
彼女は肺がんの治療を受けている。
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Early detection of cancer can save lives.
がんの早期発見は命を救うことができる。
同義語:
2.
蟹座
the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about June 21.
例:
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My sister is a Cancer, born in July.
私の妹は7月生まれの蟹座です。
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People born under the sign of Cancer are often described as nurturing and emotional.
蟹座の人は、しばしば育むような、感情豊かな性格だと評される。