flu

noun

/fluː/

(often the flu)

(also formal influenza)

[uncountable]

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a serious disease caused by a virus, that causes a high temperature, severe pains and weakness流行性感冒；流感
- The whole family has the flu.全家都患流感。
- (British English) She's got flu.她患上了流感。
- She was off work for four days because of a bout with the flu.她因患流感已有 4 天没上班了。
- a flu outbreak/epidemic/pandemic流感爆发/流行/大流行
- a flu vaccine/vaccination流感疫苗/疫苗接种
- (British English, informal) a flu jab流感预防针
- (especially North American English, informal) a flu shot流感预防针
- He is suffering from flu-like symptoms.他患有流感样症状。
Homophones flew | flu
flew flu
/fluː/

/fluː/
- flew verb (past tense of fly)
  The project team flew to Denver to meet the company's board.项目小组飞往丹佛会见公司董事会。
- flu noun
  She’s had a nasty dose of flu.她得了重流感。
see also bird flu, chicken flu, gastric flu, man flu, swine flu
Collocations Illnesses
Illnesses疾病Becoming ill生病
- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) 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/(British English) 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 (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever发烧
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) 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/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) 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 somebody 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/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) 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/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) 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
Topics Illnessa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mild
- bad
- gastric
- …
… of flu
- bout
- case
- dose
- …
verb + flu
- be in bed with
- have
- suffer from
- …
flu + noun
- bug
- virus
- epidemic
- …
phrases
- a bout with the flu
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation.