Noun:

1. acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

diphthongn.双元音；复合元音dipv.浸；蘸；下沉；倾斜；掏取；浏览n.浸泡；浸；蘸；倾斜；下降diphtherialadj.[医]白喉的diphtheriaphor[医] 白喉带菌者diphtheria fauci[医] 咽白喉diphtheria cutis皮肤白喉diphtheria toxin白喉毒素diphtheria toxoid白喉类毒素diphtheria gravis恶性白喉diphtheria spuria假白喉diphtheria toxoids白喉类毒素diphtheria vaccine白喉菌苗

1. Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease.
   白喉是一种严重的传染病。
2. The doctor immunized them against diphtheria.
   医生使他们免受白喉的威胁。
3. The baby has been inoculated against diphtheria.
   孩子已接种白喉疫苗。