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acne

noun
🔊/ˈækni/
🔊/ˈækni/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a skin condition, common among young people, that produces many pimples (= spots), especially on the face and neck痤疮；粉刺
    • to suffer from/have acne患痤疮；长粉刺
    Extra Examples
    • A lot of teenagers develop acne.许多青少年都长粉刺。
    • Acne often clears up by itself.痤疮常常会自行消失。
    • Acne often clears up with a change in diet.痤疮常常会随着饮食的改变而消失。
    • Doctors can treat acne with creams.医生可用药膏治疗粉刺。
    • He had terrible acne when he was younger.他年轻时长粉刺很厉害。
    Topics Illnessc2, Appearancec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bad
    • severe
    • terrible
    • …
    verb + acne
    • have
    • suffer from
    • develop
    • …
    acne + verb
    • clear
    • clear up
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: via modern Latin from Greek aknas, a misreading of akmas, accusative plural of akmē ‘highest point, peak, or facial eruption’; compare with acme.