vaccinate
gb/vˈæksəneɪt/ us/vˈæksəneɪt/
B2
Inglês
beolt
VERBO
B2
1
beolt
B1
Padrão de uso:
vaccinate [someone/an animal] against [a disease]; vaccinate [someone/an animal] with [a vaccine]
The clinic is vaccinating adults against flu this week.
A rendelő ezen a héten influenza ellen oltja be a felnőtteket.
All dogs must be vaccinated against rabies before entering the country.
Minden kutyát be kell oltani veszettség ellen az országba való belépés előtt.
The nurse vaccinated the baby with the first dose of the vaccine.
Exemplos para estudantes
We vaccinated our cat yesterday.
Tegnap beoltottuk a macskánkat.
Children are vaccinated to prevent serious diseases.
A gyerekeket azért oltják be, hogy megelőzzék a súlyos betegségeket.
Erro comum:
Say “vaccinate someone against a disease,” not “vaccinate a disease.” The person or animal is the object of the verb.
Significado
Administer a vaccine
Colocações
vaccinate children
|vaccinate patients
|vaccinate pets
|vaccinate against flu
|vaccinate against measles
|vaccinate against COVID-19
|vaccinate a population
|vaccinate healthcare workers
|be vaccinated
|get vaccinated
Sinônimos
immunize (Very close in meaning; emphasizes making someone immune or protected.)
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inoculate (More formal or medical; can refer to giving a vaccine or introducing a substance to produce immunity.)
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jab (Informal, especially British English; often means to inject or vaccinate someone.)
Antônimos
leave unvaccinated (Means not giving a vaccine.)
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infect (Opposite in effect: to give someone a disease rather than protection from it.)
Temas
health
|medicine
|disease_prevention
|public_health
Definição
to give someone or an animal a vaccine so they are less likely to get a disease
To give a vaccine to a person or animal in order to protect them from a disease.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
vaccinate
AFI
GB/vˈæksəneɪt/
US/vˈæksəneɪt/
Sílabas e tonicidade
vac - cin - ate (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (vac)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: vaccinate
- 3rd Person Singular: vaccinates
- Present Participle: vaccinating
- Past: vaccinated
Expressões
fully vaccinated
1/fˈʊli vˈæksəneɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
Having all required doses
having had all the vaccine doses that are needed or recommended
Exemplos
- Travelers must show proof that they are fully vaccinated against yellow fever.
- By the end of the month, most staff were fully vaccinated.
- The rules changed, so people with only one dose were no longer considered fully vaccinated.
Exemplos para estudantes
- She is fully vaccinated against measles.
- Are you fully vaccinated?
get vaccinated
1/ɡˈɛt vˈæksəneɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
Receive a vaccine
to have a vaccine given to you
Exemplos
- Millions of people got vaccinated against COVID-19.
- You should get vaccinated before traveling to that region.
- She got vaccinated at a local pharmacy.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I got vaccinated yesterday.
- Did you get vaccinated against flu?
vaccinated and boosted
1/vˈæksəneɪtɪd ˈænd bˈustɪd/
fixed phrase
Vaccinated plus booster dose
to have had the main vaccine doses and an extra booster dose later
Exemplos
- The hospital encouraged all employees to be vaccinated and boosted.
- Many older adults are already vaccinated and boosted.
- She felt safer visiting her grandparents after everyone was vaccinated and boosted.
Exemplos para estudantes
- My parents are vaccinated and boosted.