名詞 measles:

1. an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
   同義詞：rubeola, morbilli

1. Several children have measles, and the others are bound to succumb (to it).
   有幾個孩子患了麻疹，其他孩子也必然傳染上。
2. The doctor diagnosed measles.
   醫(yī)生診斷出麻疹。
3. Measles is an infectious disease.
   麻疹是種傳染病。
4. The child got measles.
   那個孩子得了麻疹。

mea.sles

n.(used with a sing. or pl. verb)（名詞）（與單數(shù)或復數(shù)動詞連用）

An acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood and characterized by eruption of red spots on the skin, fever, and catarrhal symptoms.Also called rubeola
麻疹：一種常發(fā)于兒童時期的由病毒引起的傳染性急性病，特征為皮膚出現(xiàn)紅色斑點、發(fā)燒和鼻喉部出現(xiàn)粘液癥狀也作 rubeola
Black measles.
黑麻疹，出血性麻疹
Any of several other diseases, especially German measles, that cause similar but milder symptoms.
麻疹：幾種其他疾病，尤指德目麻疹，引起相似、但病狀略輕的病征
A disease of cattle and swine caused by tapeworm larvae.
?；蜇i生的囊尾蚴病
A plant disease, usually caused by fungi, that produces minute spots on leaves and stems.
斑疹?。阂环N植物病，通常由真菌引起，在植物的葉和莖上產(chǎn)生小斑點

來源：
Middle English maseles, mesels [pl. of] masel [measles-spot]
中古英語 maseles, mesels [] masel的復數(shù) [麻疹斑點]
[of Middle Low German origin]
[源于中古低地德語的]