miǎnyì

免疫

HSK 7-9Word · Verb

immune; immunity; be unaffected

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to be immune; to have immunity

Medical term. Often refers to the body's ability to resist a specific disease, categorized into innate and acquired immunity.

Jiē接
zhòng种
yì疫
miáo苗
hòu后
 ,
tā他
duì对
má麻
zhěn疹
zhōng终
shēn身
miǎn免
yì疫
 。

After vaccination, he became immune to measles for life.

Liáng良
hǎo好
de的
wèi卫
shēng生
xí习
guàn惯
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
zēng增
qiáng强
shēn身
tǐ体
miǎn免
yì疫
lì力
 。

Good hygiene habits help strengthen the body's immunity.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
xíng型
bìng病
dú毒
 ,
rén人
lèi类
kě可
néng能
méi没
yǒu有
tiān天
rán然
miǎn免
yì疫
lì力
 。

Humans may have no natural immunity to this new type of virus.

2.

verb

to be unaffected; to be impervious; to be resistant to

informal

Extended metaphorical use. Indicates a psychological or social resistance rather than a biological one.

Tā他
jīng经
lì历
guo过
dà大
fēng风
dà大
làng浪
 ,
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
liú流
yán言
fēi蜚
yǔ语
zǎo早
jiù就
miǎn免
yì疫
le了
 。

Having weathered many storms, he is long immune to these rumors and gossip.

Zuò作
wéi为
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
 ,
tā她
duì对
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
pī批
píng评
yǐ已
jīng经
miǎn免
yì疫
le了
 。

As a veteran employee, she has become immune to the boss's criticism.

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Tā他
zì自
xǔ诩
duì对
jīn金
qián钱
de的
yòu诱
huò惑
wán完
quán全
miǎn免
yì疫
 。

He claims to be completely immune to the temptation of money.