flu
noun/fluː/
/fluː/
(often the flu)
(also formal influenza)
[uncountable]- 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.
全家都患了流感。 - (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.
他出现流感样症状。
Homophones flew | fluflew flusee also bird flu, chicken flu, gastric flu, man flu, swine flu/fluː//fluː/- flew verb (past tense of fly)
- The project team flew to Denver to meet the company's board.
项目团队飞往丹佛与公司董事会会面。
- The project team flew to Denver to meet the company's board.
- flu noun
- She’s had a nasty dose of flu.
她得了重流感。
- She’s had a nasty dose of flu.
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming illTopics Health problemsa2- 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
- 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
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mild
- bad
- gastric
- …
- bout
- case
- dose
- …
- be in bed with
- have
- suffer from
- …
- bug
- virus
- epidemic
- …
- a bout with the flu
Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation. - The whole family has the flu.