柯林斯詞典dysentery /?d?s?ntr?/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Dysentery is an infection in a person's intestines that causes them to pass a lot of waste, in which blood and mucus are mixed with the person's faeces. 痢疾 返回 dysentery劍橋詞典a disease of the bowels that causes the contents to be passed out of the body much more often and in a more liquid form than usual . It is caused by an infection that is spread by dirty water or food . 痢疾 返回 dysentery