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    AIDS

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Illness & disability
    AIDS (also Aids British English) /eɪdz/ noun [uncountable]  MI (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) a very serious disease that stops your body from defending itself against infections, and usually causes death 艾滋病，获得性免疫缺陷综合征 the AIDS virus 艾滋病病毒 Aids sufferers 艾滋病患者 full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage) 完全型艾滋病
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    AIDS• About 70 percent of AIDS victims throughout the country are male homosexuals and bisexuals.• It had heard that the paper was planning to include an item on AIDS and demanded to be consulted.• Beyond that, AIDS patients must pay or go on Medi-Cal.• It was a hint that AIDS is more than one disease.• Unlike the virus that causes the flu, the AIDS virus can not be transmitted through the air.• Evidence shows that the AIDS virus may also attack the nervous system, causing damage to the brain.• Our educators present a personal message, each one having had experience of caring for those dying with AIDS at home.
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    AIDS
    AIDS (also Aids British English) /eɪdz/ noun [uncountable]
    (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) a very serious disease that stops your body from defending itself against infections, and usually causes death:
        the AIDS virus
        Aids sufferers
        full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage)


    Aids
    AIDS (also Aids British English) /eɪdz/ noun [uncountable]
    (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) a very serious disease that stops your body from defending itself against infections, and usually causes death:
        the AIDS virus
        Aids sufferers
        full-blown AIDS (=AIDS at its most advanced stage)


    AIDS (BrE usually Aids) BrE /eɪdz/ 🔊NAmE /eɪdz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the abbreviation for 'Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome' (an illness which attacks the body's ability to resist infection and which usually causes death) 艾滋病（全写为 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome，获得性免疫缺陷综合征）◆AIDS research/education/victims 艾滋病研究／教育／患者◆He developed full-blown AIDS five years after contracting HIV. 他感染艾滋病病毒五年以后，患上了完全型艾滋病。🔊🔊