bug

noun

/bʌɡ/

[countable] (especially North American English) any small insect小昆虫；虫子
- There's a bug crawling up your arm.有一只虫子爬上你的手臂。
Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2
[countable] (informal) an illness that is usually fairly mild but spreads easily from person to person轻微的传染病
- 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。
- I picked up a bug in the office.我在办公室被传染了疾病。
- He's off work with a flu bug.他因为得了流感不能上班。
Synonyms disease
diseaseillness ▪ disorder ▪ infection ▪ condition ▪ ailment ▪ bugThese are all words for a medical problem.
disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
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:
She died after a long illness.她久病不愈而亡。
disease or illness?Disease is used to talk about more severe medical problems, especially specific conditions and those that affect particular organs: Crohn's/Parkinson's disease • heart/kidney/liver disease • heart/kidney/liver illness. Illness is used more generally and can refer to both severe and minor medical problems, and problems that affect mental health: a terminal/life-threatening illness • a mild/minor illness • mental illness • mental disease. Illness can be used about a period of time: a long/short illness • a long/short disease
disorder (rather formal) a condition that causes problems with the way part of the body or brain works:
a rare disorder of the liver.一种罕见的肝病
A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is often used in the names of specific conditions affecting the brain, for example attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is often used with autoimmune, blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare.infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
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:
a heart condition心脏病
ailment (rather formal) an illness that is not very serious:
childhood ailments儿童期小病
bug (informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild:
a stomach bug胃病
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
Collocations Illnesses
IllnessesBecoming ill
- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Topics Health problemsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- nasty
- flu
- stomach
- …
verb + bug
- have
- catch
- come down with
- …
bug + verb
- go around
- go round
- strike somebody down
- …
preposition
- with a/the bug
(usually the… bug)
[singular] (informal) an enthusiastic interest in something such as a sport or a hobby热衷；着迷
- She's been bitten by the travel bug.她迷上了旅游。
- 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，现在却着了迷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + bug
- be bitten by
- catch
- get
- …
bug + verb
- bite (somebody)
[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
- The software is full of bugs.这个软件有很多漏洞。
- My computer's really slow at the moment—it must be some kind of bug.我的计算机现在速度特别慢，一定是出了什么故障。
Topics Computersb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- minor
- annoying
- computer
- …
verb + bug
- discover
- find
- fix
- …
preposition
- bug in
[countable] (informal) a small hidden device for listening to other people’s conversations窃听器
- They planted a bug in his hotel room.他们在他的酒店房间里安了一个窃听器。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1

Word Originearly 17th cent.: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.

bug

verb

/bʌɡ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bug	/bʌɡ/ /bʌɡ/
he / she / it bugs	/bʌɡz/ /bʌɡz/
past simple bugged	/bʌɡd/ /bʌɡd/
past participle bugged	/bʌɡd/ /bʌɡd/
-ing form bugging	/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/ /ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

bug something to put a special device (= a bug) 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。
- They were bugging his telephone conversations.他们在窃听他的电话交谈。
- A mobile phone can be used as a bugging device even when it is switched off.即使手机处于关机状态，也可以用作窃听设备。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
bug somebody (informal) to annoy somebody激怒，招惹（某人）
- Stop bugging me!别烦我了！
- It's something that's been bugging me a lot recently.那事使我最近一直大伤脑筋。
- She’s really beginning to bug me.她真的开始烦我了。
- What's the matter? Is there something bugging you?怎么了？有什么事烦你吗？
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- kid
- nod
- pad
- plod
- prod
- shred
- skid
- thud
- beg
- blog
- bug
- drag
- drug
- flag
- hug
- jog
- log
- mug
- nag
- plug
- bar
- confer
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- refer
- star
- stir
- transfer
- acquit
- admit
- allot
- chat
- clot
- commit
- jut
- knit
- pat
- regret
- rot
- spot
- submit
- appal
- cancel
- channel
- control
- counsel
- enrol
- equal
- excel
- fuel
- fulfil
- label
- level
- marvel
- model
- pedal
- quarrel
- signal
- travel

Word Originearly 17th cent.: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.

Idioms

bug the hell/crap/shit out of somebody

(offensive, slang) to annoy somebody very much使某人大怒
- The song just bugs the hell out of me.这首歌真他妈的烦死我了。