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 is not passed on through touching or shaking hands.
那种病毒不会通过接触或握手传染。
The virus mutates in the carrier's body
病毒会在携带者体内发生变异。
As many as ten-million children will have been infected with the virus by the end of the decade
到这个十年结束时，多达千万的儿童将会感染上这种病毒。
The virus seems to have attacked his throat
病毒看来已经侵蚀到他喉部了。
The repairman reported back that the computer had a virus.
修理工报告说电脑染了病毒。
Do not use a bit-image method of backup ( like a tape streamer), because this will copy the virus.
不要使用位元影像的方法（如磁带机）备份，因为这样会将病毒一起拷贝下来。
Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。
The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will live on after me.
我知道这种可怕的病毒会让我的生命提前结束，但丹尼尔会在我死后继续活下去。
In the effort to understand AIDS, attention is moving from the virus to the immune system.
为了解艾滋病，人们的注意力从艾滋病病毒转向了免疫系统。