virus

英 [ˈvaɪrəs]

美 [ˈvaɪrəs]

n. 病毒; 滤过性病毒; 病毒性疾病; 病毒病; (计算机程序中的)病毒

复数：viruses　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3589 / COCA.2701

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noun

病毒；滤过性病毒
a living thing, too small to be seen without a microscope , that causes infectious disease in people, animals and plants
1. the flu virus
  流感病毒
2. a virus infection
  病毒感染
病毒性疾病；病毒病
a disease caused by a virus
1. There's a virus going around the office.
  办公室里流行着一种病毒性疾病。
（计算机程序中的）病毒
instructions that are hidden within a computer program and are designed to cause faults or destroy data

N-COUNT 病毒
Avirusis a kind of germ that can cause disease.
1. There are many different strains of flu virus.
  流感病毒有很多不同类型。
2. ...HIV, the virus believed to cause AIDS. HIV
  ，一种据信会引发艾滋病的病毒
N-COUNT 病毒
In computer technology, avirusis a program that introduces itself into a system, altering or destroying the information stored in the system.
1. Hackers are said to have started a computer virus.
  据说黑客们已经开始传播一种新的电脑病毒。

noun

(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
1. a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance
Synonym:computer virus
a harmful or corrupting agency
1. bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread
2. the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone

The virus won't go away and the lad is still feeling a bit rough.
病毒无法清除，这个小伙子仍然觉得有点不舒服。
He is fully recovered from the virus.
感染病毒的他已彻底康复了。
The virus is getting more and more attention, and not before time
这种病毒正受到越来越多的关注，其实早该如此。
The official number of people carrying the AIDS virus is low
艾滋病病毒携带者的官方数字并不高。
It is thought that this virus is implicated in the development of a number of illnesses.
这种病毒被认为与数种疾病的发生密切相关。
The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
There is a risk of passing the virus on
有传播病毒的风险。
It could be a virus, or it could be all in the mind.
它可能是种病毒性疾病，也可能纯属心理作用。
I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
我坚决不向病毒屈服。
Acids in the stomach destroy the virus.
胃酸能杀死病毒。