1.expose...to (be exposed to): 易患……病
When having a cold, children are exposed to pneumonia.
孩子感冒时易患肺炎。
2. be suspected of: 原意是“怀疑……”可以引申为“怀疑……患……病”。
He was suspected of having a cold.
他被怀疑感冒了。
3. fall a victim to: 本意是“成为……的牺牲品”,常用来表示“患……病”。
The longer a person has smoked, the greater becomes his liability to fall a victim to lung cancer.
一个人吸烟时间越长,患肺癌的可能性就越大。
4. be(come) down with/be taken down with: “患……而病倒了”
After being in the rain, Tom was taken down with a bad cold.
淋雨后,汤姆患重感冒而病倒了。
5. be stricken (down) with: “患……病”
He was stricken with fever yesterday.
她昨天发烧了。
6. be affected with(by): “患……病”“被……感染”
Lily was affected with flu, when she was in touch with the patient.
莉莉和病人接触的时候被感染而感冒了。
7. be infected with: “患……病”
If you're bitten by a dog, you may be infected with a terrible disease— rabies.
如果被狗咬了,你就可能会染上一种可怕的疾病——狂犬病。
8. be sick in bed (with): “患……病而卧床”
At times, Einstein would pretend to be sick in bed so he would not have to pose with visitors who wanted photographs.
爱因斯坦经常会假装卧病在床,这样他就不必摆姿势与访客拍照周旋了。