新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

HIV

英  [ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 艾滋病病毒

    HIV is a virus which reduces people's resistance to illness and can cause AIDS. HIV is an abbreviation for 'human immunodeficiency virus'.

    PHRASE. 习语
  • HIV positive , HIV negative

    1艾滋病病毒检测呈阳性 , 艾滋病病毒检测呈阴性

    If someone is HIV positive, they are infected with the HIV virus, and may develop AIDS. If someone is HIV negative, they are not infected with the virus.