AIDS

英 [eɪdz]

美 [eɪdz]

n.  艾滋病(全写为Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome，获得性免疫缺陷综合征)

高考IELTSTEM8计算机

Collins.4 / BNC.3757 / COCA.1793

牛津词典

noun

• 艾滋病（全写为Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome，获得性免疫缺陷综合征）
  the abbreviation for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (an illness which attacks the body's ability to resist infection and which usually causes death)
  1. AIDS research/education/victims
     艾滋病研究 / 教育 / 患者
  2. He developed full-blown AIDS five years after contracting HIV.
     他感染艾滋病病毒五年以后，患上了完全型艾滋病。

柯林斯词典

• 艾滋病；获得性免疫缺陷综合征
  AIDSis a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases.AIDSis an abbreviation for (缩略=) 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.

双语例句

• We must use shock tactics if we are to stop Aids becoming another accepted 20th-century disease.
  如果不想让艾滋病成为20世纪又一常见疾病，我们必须让人们对它产生恐惧。
• The book analyses the social and political ramifications of AIDS for the gay community.
  这本书分析了艾滋病给同性恋群体所带来的社会和政治影响。
• The concert will raise funds for research into Aids.
  这场音乐会将为艾滋病研究筹款。
• Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.
  官员们承认艾滋病患者的实际数量比统计所显示的数字要大得多。
• AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
• The new law gives authorities a responsibility to provide aids to the disabled
  新法律规定当局有责任为残疾人提供帮助。
• Many areas in the country's interior are unable to report Aids cases immediately.
  该国内地的很多地区无法即时报告艾滋病病例。
• The official number of people carrying the AIDS virus is low
  艾滋病病毒携带者的官方数字并不高。
• They will be helped by the very latest in navigation aids
  他们将会受益于最新的导航系统。
• They are not given hearing aids or taught to lip-read.
  没有给他们提供助听设备，也没教过他们唇读。