| 词组 | virus |
| 释义 | virus /ˈvaɪərəs $ ˈvaɪrəs/ noun 1. a very small living thing that causes infectious illnessesadjectives/nouns + virusa deadly/killer virus (=that kills people) A killer virus has already been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people.a nasty virus (=that makes people very ill) This is a particularly nasty virus.a virulent virus (=causing many people to become ill) The AIDS virus is very virulent.the AIDS/flu/polio etc virus They are trying to stop the spread of the flu virus.verbshave a virus Mary had a virus and was not at school that day.get/catch a virus also contract a virus formal He does not know when he contracted the virus.be infected with/carry a virus (=have a virus, which you may then give to other people) A nurse at the clinic was found to be carrying the virus. | Thousands of people may already be infected with the virus.be exposed to a virus (=meet it and risk catching it) Some people who are exposed to the virus will never become ill.fight a virus (=have it and be trying to recover from it) Your body is still trying to fight the virus.pass on/transmit a virus (=pass it from one person or animal to another) The rabies virus is transmitted when one animal bites another.recover from a virus She’s at home recovering from a virus.a virus causes sth HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.a virus attacks sth This virus attacks different cells in the body.a virus kills sb The flu virus kills many elderly people every year.a virus goes round/spreads The virus spread throughout the population.a virus mutates (=changes slightly) Viruses can mutate to new forms against which existing vaccines are not effective.phrasesa strain of a virus (=one type of it) Doctors fear that a new strain of the virus will appear.2. something that can destroy information in a computernouns + virusa computer virus A computer virus made me lose all my work.an email virus How can you protect yourself against email viruses?verbsbe infected by/have a virus I got a message saying my computer was infected by a virus.create/write a virus Why do people create computer viruses?contain a virus The email may contain a virus.a virus wipes sth (off) (=deletes or clears data off something) The new virus could wipe everything off your hard disk.Software that stops your computer being infected by viruses is called anti-virus software: Does your computer have anti-virus protection? |
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