bug

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bug1 /bʌɡ/ S3 noun [countable] 1 informalILLNESS/DISEASE an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious 小病；轻微的传染病catch/pick up/get a bug I picked up a bug last weekend. 上个周末我生了一场小病。 There’s a nasty bug going round (=that a lot of people have caught). 现在流行着一种很烦人的传染病。tummy/stomach bug (=illness affecting your stomach) 胃部不适 He’s off work with a stomach bug. 他胃不舒服没有上班。 a 24-hour flu bug 一天即愈的流感► see thesaurus at illness2. especially American EnglishHBI a small insect 小虫子3 FAULT/something WRONGa fault in the system of instructions that operates a computer 〔计算机程序的〕故障，毛病 a bug in the software 软件上的一个问题 → debug► see thesaurus at fault4. LISTENa small piece of electronic equipment for listening secretly to other people’s conversations 窃听器5 informalINTERESTED a sudden strong interest in doing something 突然的兴趣，迷恋the travel/sailing etc bug She’s got the travel bug. 她突然迷上了旅游。 I had one flying lesson and immediately caught the bug (=became very interested in flying). 我上了一节飞行课，马上就着了迷。n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + bug a nasty/horrible bugIt was a really nasty bug.a stomach bug (also a tummy bug more informal)He’s off school with a stomach bug.a flu bugWe’ve all had a horrible flu bug.a 24-hour/2-day etc bugThe doctor says it’s just a 24-hour bug.verbshave a bugTwo of us had a nasty bug on holiday.catch/get a bugSix out of ten travellers get a stomach bug abroad.pick up a bug (=catch one)He seems to pick up every bug going.a bug is going around (=a lot of people have it)A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round.

Examples from the Corpus

bug• Some chips contained a bug that caused computers to crash frequently.• Learning a lesson Resistance to vancomycin already has created a smaller monster of a bug that had been virtually harmless, enterococcus.• Also, liquid nitrogen has a temperature of -196°C, which is enough to freeze the fur off any hardy carpet bug.• The collecting bug often bites early.• The program suffers from some minor bugs, but is still better than the first version.• Or a bigger Bio2 with many more bugs and birds and berries?• In fact most outstanding problems were ironed out over the last couple of months, Goldstein says; bug fixing remains.• Some bug in the program meant when I typed in a letter I go a number instead.• I never knew this until he said it, but I suppose he saw some of my performances and caught the bug.• I think I've picked up the bug that's been going round the office.• The bug, called enterococcus, lives in the nasal passages and intestines of many healthy people, causing no harm.• Within years their cotton plants were decimated by a tiny bug and the Sutherlands resigned themselves to a meagre living from farming.• Gemima's been off school with a tummy bug this week.• Young schoolkids are always catching various bugs.flu bug• Unfortunately a flu bug attacked most of the crew during this week which clouded our impressions of Shetland.• Only replacement back Kenny Logan was an absentee, confined to bed suffering from the 24-hour flu bug.• Unfortunately, although a good time was had by all, a number of the team picked up a strange flu bug.• United have just about shaken off the flu bug and are back to more or less full strength.caught the bug• I never knew this until he said it, but I suppose he saw some of my performances and caught the bug.• Karen says that her mum used to compete as a swimmer, so she took it up and caught the bug.• And when pyramid schemes began to appear in the last few years, nearly everyone caught the bug.• Why had she caught the Bug?• The whole team caught the bug and you know the rest.bug2 verb (bugged, bugging) [transitive] 1 informalANNOY to annoy someone 打扰；激怒；使厌烦 It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money. 我得加班那么长时间，却拿不到分文加班工资，这使我很恼火。 The baby’s crying is really bugging him. 婴儿的哭闹实在让他心烦。2 LISTENto put a bug (=small piece of electronic equipment) somewhere secretly in order to listen to conversations 给…装窃听器；窃听 Do you think the room is bugged? 你认为这房间装了窃听器吗？→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bug• Wells was convinced the house was bugged and insisted on playing loud music while we talked.• The FBI had bugged his apartment.• You know what bugs me? Getting a call from a telephone salesman right when I sit down to dinner.• It really bugs me when I can't remember someone's name.• It really bugs me when the car behind me drives too close.• How much my responsibility for my sister bugs me.• Security agents bugged their offices and managed to get some evidence against them.• Wichman also prepared a training manual for prospective passengers by interviewing astronauts and cosmonauts about the things that bugged them.• And she bugs you about H. G. Wells.nBug noun American English infml na Beetle (=type of small Volkswagen car)From Longman Business Dictionarybugbug /bʌg/ noun [countable] COMPUTING a fault in the system of instructions that operates a computerCustom-made software is often more reliable and has fewer ‘bugs’ or faults. → Millennium bugOrigin bug1 (1600-1700) Perhaps from bug “evil spirit, scarecrow” ((14-18 centuries))

bug1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1bug2 verbBug nounLDOCE OnlineChinese

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See beetle for more

Bug

Beetle

British English, ‖ Bug American English informal
a small car made by Volkswagen which has a high, rounded top. It was first produced in the 1930s and has been popular ever since because of its unusual shape. In 1998 a Beetle with a completely new design went on sale.

Bug

noun American English informal
a Beetle (=type of small Volkswagen car)

bug

bug¹ S3 /bʌɡ/

noun [countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from bug 'evil spirit, scarecrow' (14-18 centuries)

1. informal an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious
catch/pick up/get a bug

I picked up a bug last weekend.

There’s a nasty bug going round (=that a lot of people have caught).
tummy/stomach bug (=illness affecting your stomach)

He’s off work with a stomach bug.

a 24-hour flu bug
2. especially American English a small insect
3. a fault in the system of instructions that operates a computer:

a bug in the software ⇨ debug
4. a small piece of electronic equipment for listening secretly to other people’s conversations
5. informal a sudden strong interest in doing something
the travel/sailing etc bug

She’s got the travel bug.

I had one flying lesson and immediately caught the bug (=became very interested in flying).

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bug
   ▪ a nasty/horrible bug It was a really nasty bug.
   ▪ a stomach bug (also a tummy bug more informal) He’s off school with a stomach bug.
   ▪ a flu bug We’ve all had a horrible flu bug.
   ▪ a 24-hour/2-day etc bug The doctor says it’s just a 24-hour bug.
■ verbs
   ▪ have a bug Two of us had a nasty bug on holiday.
   ▪ catch/get a bug Six out of ten travellers get a stomach bug abroad.
   ▪ pick up a bug (=catch one) He seems to pick up every bug going.
   ▪ a bug is going around (=a lot of people have it) A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round.

bug²

verb (past tense and past participle bugged, present participle bugging) [transitive]
1. informal to annoy someone:

It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money.

The baby’s crying is really bugging him.
2. to put a bug (=small piece of electronic equipment) somewhere secretly in order to listen to conversations:

Do you think the room is bugged?

THESAURUS

   ▪ listen to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you hear: I didn’t hear the answer, because I wasn’t listening when she read it out. | He listened carefully to every word I said.
   ▪ pay attention to listen carefully to what someone is saying: I nodded to show I was paying attention. | She was tired and wasn’t paying attention to what he was saying.
   ▪ eavesdrop to secretly listen to someone else’s conversation by standing near them, hiding behind a door etc: I caught him eavesdropping on our conversation. | They spoke in quiet voices which made it hard to eavesdrop.
   ▪ overhear to hear someone say something, especially accidentally: I overheard him say something about wanting to move house. | Excuse me! I couldn’t help overhearing that you were planning a trip to Thailand.
   ▪ tune in (to something) to listen to a radio programme, or to someone using a radio transmitter: Over a million people tune in to the programme each week. | Tune in at the same time next week for the next episode. | The equipment could be used by criminals to tune in to police broadcasts.
   ▪ tap to connect a piece of electronic recording equipment to a telephone system so that you can listen to people’s telephone conversations: The police had tapped the phones of all three suspects. | The President had to resign over an illegal phone-tapping operation.
   ▪ bug to hide a small piece of electronic recording equipment in someone’s room, car, office etc in order to listen secretly to what is said there: Security agents bugged their offices and managed to get some evidence against them. | Wells was convinced the house was bugged and insisted on playing loud music while we talked.

noun,

verb

bug

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/bʌɡ/

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/bʌɡ/

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noun

[countable]

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any small insect 小昆虫；虫子

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an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild 轻微的传染病；小病

◆a flu bug流感

◆There's a stomach

bug going round

(= people are catching it from each other). 现在流行一种肠胃传染病。

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◆I picked up a bug in the office. 我在办公室被传染了疾病。

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<titled tranID="34" status="1">disease</titled>illness ◇ disorder ◇ infection ◇ condition ◇ ailment ◇ bug

These are all words for a medical problem. 以上各词均表示健康问题。

disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection 常指人、动植物感染的病、疾病：◆He suffers from a rare blood disease. 他患有一种罕见的血液病。
illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one 指病、疾病或患病期：◆She died after a long illness. 她久病不愈而亡。

disease or illness? 用 disease 还是 illness？

Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health. * disease 指较严重的身体疾病，尤其是影响身体器官的疾病。illness 指重病或小病均可，也可指精神上的疾病：◆heart/kidney/liver illness◆mental disease Disease is not used about a period of illness. * disease 不指患病期：◆She died after a long disease.

disorder (rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly 指失调、紊乱、不适、疾病：◆a rare disorder of the liver 一种罕见的肝病 NOTE A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare. * disorder 一般不传染，多与有关精神问题的词连用，如 psychiatric/personality/mental/eating disorder（精神错乱；人格障碍；精神紊乱；进食障碍）。谈到身体方面的问题常与下列词连用，如 blood/bowel/kidney disorder（血液病；肠道失调；肾脏疾病），这些疾病一般用 serious、severe 或 rare 等词修饰。
infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body 指由细菌或病毒引起的身体某部位的感染或传染疾病：◆a throat infection 喉部感染
condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it 指因不可治愈而长期患有的疾病：◆a heart condition 心脏病
ailment (rather formal) an illness that is not very serious 指轻病、小恙：◆childhood ailments 儿童期小病
bug (informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild 指轻微的传染病、小病：◆a nasty flu bug 严重的流感

Patterns

to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug

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Becoming ill 生病

catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒／流感
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病／中风发作
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起／产生过敏反应
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞／破裂
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱

Being ill 病了

feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适／想吐／恶心
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒／头痛／宿醉
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒

Treatments 治疗

examine a patient 给病人做检查
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力

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usually the… bug

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[singular]

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informal

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an enthusiastic interest in sth such as a sport or a hobby 热衷；着迷

◆the travel bug旅游狂热

◆She was never interested in fitness before but now she's been bitten by the bug. 她以前从来不在乎健身，现在她却着了迷。

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[countable]

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informal

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a small hidden device for listening to other people's conversations 窃听器

[countable]

a fault in a machine, especially in a computer system or program （机器，尤指计算机的）故障，程序错误，缺陷；隐错

bug

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/bʌɡ/

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/bʌɡ/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

bug

BrE

/bʌɡ/

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NAmE

/bʌɡ/

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present simple - he / she / it

bugs

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/bʌɡz/

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NAmE

/bʌɡz/

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past simple

bugged

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/bʌɡd/

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NAmE

/bʌɡd/

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past participle

bugged

BrE

/bʌɡd/

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NAmE

/bʌɡd/

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-ing form

bugging

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/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

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~ sth

to put a special device

(= a

bug

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somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations 在（某处）装窃听器；窃听（谈话）

◆They bugged her hotel room. 他们在她的旅馆房间里装了窃听器。

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◆They were bugging his telephone conversations. 他们在窃听他的电话交谈。

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◆a bugging device窃听器

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informal

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to annoy or irritate sb 使烦恼；使恼怒

◆Stop bugging me! 别烦我了！

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◆It's something that's been bugging me a lot recently. 那事使我最近一直大伤脑筋。

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Becoming ill 生病

catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒／流感
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病／中风发作
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起／产生过敏反应
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞／破裂
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱

Being ill 病了

feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适／想吐／恶心
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒／头痛／宿醉
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒

Treatments 治疗

examine a patient 给病人做检查
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力