scurvy

🇺🇸 /ˈskɜːrvi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskɜːvi/
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難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

A disease that happens when someone doesn't eat enough fruits and vegetables, which makes their body not get enough vitamin C.

Pirates in the old days often suffered from scurvy because they didn't have access to fresh food.

海盜在舊時代常常因為無法獲得新鮮食物而患上壞血病。

translation

n. 壞血病

詞形變化

Plural scurvies