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coma

noun
🔊/ˈkəʊmə/
🔊/ˈkəʊmə/
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  1. a deep unconscious state, usually lasting a long time and caused by serious illness or injury昏迷
    • to go into/be in a coma陷入／处于昏迷状态
    Extra Examples
    • He fell into a coma after suffering a stroke.他在中风后陷入了昏迷。
    • He has been in a coma since his car accident three months ago.自从3个月前的交通事故以来，他一直处于昏迷状态。
    • He has been in a coma since the accident.事故发生以来他一直处于昏迷状态。
    • He sank into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage.他在脑溢血后陷入了昏迷。
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • irreversible
    verb + coma
    • fall into
    • go into
    • lapse into
    • …
    coma + noun
    • patient
    • victim
    preposition
    • in a/​the coma
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kōma ‘deep sleep’; related to koitē ‘bed’ and keisthai ‘lie down’.