im·mu·nize (also immunise British English) /ˈɪmjənaɪz/ verb [transitiveT] DRUGto protect someone from a particular illness by giving them a vaccine 〔接种疫苗〕使〔人〕免疫 SYN vaccinate, inoculateimmunize somebody against something There is still no vaccine to immunize people against the virus. 现在还没有针对这种病毒的疫苗。
—immunization /ˌɪmjənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nə-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]