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    flu

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Illness & disability
    flu /fluː/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable]  MIa common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, gives you a sore throat, and makes you cough and have to clear your nose a lot 流行性感冒，流感 SYN influenza Steven’s still in bed with flu. 史蒂文患了流感，仍卧病在床。 She’s got the flu. 她得了流感。 I couldn’t go because I had flu. 我得了流感，去不了。a flu virus/bug the spread of the flu virus 流感病毒的传播 Doctors now fear a flu epidemic. 医生现在担心会出现流感大爆发。
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    flu• Flu shots are recommended for people 55 and older.• It is unknown how m any of those pneumonia cases were preceded by flu.• Campbell, however, was suffering from flu yesterday and a decision on his fitness will not be made until today.• Only replacement back Kenny Logan was an absentee, confined to bed suffering from the 24-hour flu bug.• Pace of flu attack hits 14-year high.• The guard said he has played a little sluggish because of the flu and an ankle sprain he suffered two weeks ago.• The economy had not just a passing cold but a bad case of the flu.• When Cottingham was 16, she got what she thought was the flu.flu epidemic• Fortunately, full-blown flu epidemics are relatively rare.• Ah, that was the time we had a spring flu epidemic.• Jane died in the flu epidemic in 1916.    Origin flu (1800-1900) influenza
    flu nounChinese
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    flu
    flu /fluː/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: influenza
    a common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, gives you a sore throat, and makes you cough and have to clear your nose a lot
       SYN  influenza:
        Steven’s still in bed with flu.
        She’s got the flu.
        I couldn’t go because I had flu.
        a flu virus/bug
        the spread of the flu virus
        Doctors now fear a flu epidemic.


    🔑 fluBrE /fluː/ 🔊NAmE /fluː/ 🔊 (often the flu) (also formal in·flu·enza) noun [uncountable] an infectious disease like a very bad cold, that causes fever, pains and weakness 流行性感冒；流感◆The whole family has the flu. 全家都患流感。🔊🔊◆(BrE) She's got flu. 她患上了流感。🔊🔊<titled tranID="32" status="2">Illnesses<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>疾病</chn></titled>

    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