"influenza" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 流感
• 流行性感冒

Definition

流感是一种具有传染性的病毒性疾病，主要影响鼻子、喉咙和肺部，并可引起发烧、咳嗽及全身酸痛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“流感”是正式医学用语，日常口语中常说“感冒”来指轻症，但“流感”指更严重的流行性感冒。常用在“季节性流感”、“流感爆发”等表达中。

Examples

Many people get influenza in the winter.

许多人在冬天会得**流感**。

Doctors recommend a vaccine to prevent influenza.

医生建议接种疫苗来预防**流感**。

Influenza can cause a high fever and cough.

**流感**会导致高烧和咳嗽。

Every year, schools worry about influenza spreading among students.

每年学校都担心**流感**在学生之间传播。

He thought it was just a cold, but the doctor said it was influenza.

他以为只是感冒，但医生说那是**流感**。

There's been an influenza outbreak in the city, so people are being extra careful.

城市里**流感**爆发了，所以大家都特别小心。