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单词 superbug
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superbug

(suːpəʳbʌg)
Word forms: plural superbugs
countable noun
Journalists refer to a type of bacteria as a superbug when it cannot be killed by antibiotics.

superbug in British English

(ˈsuːpəˌbʌɡ)
noun
informal
an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics

Examples of 'superbug' in a sentence
superbug

The spray metal treatment could revolutionise the fight against the deadly superbug.
The Sun (2006)
How concerned should we be about the rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Experts have long known silver is resistant to the superbug and is highly toxic to some other bacteria.
The Sun (2006)
Launching a new drive against deadly superbugs, he will say people should not be afraid to challenge staff about hygiene.
The Sun (2008)
Using them too much can, over time, lead to resistant superbugs.
The Sun (2012)
Shoppers must accept higher food prices to fight the rise of deadly superbugs, the chief medical officer for England says.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The devices play a major role in transmitting infections including superbug MRSA around hospitals, it was found.
The Sun (2014)
Medical wet wipes that are used to clean hospital wards are helping to spread deadly superbugs such as MRSA and C. difficile.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He will say fear of catching a hospital superbug has overtaken waiting times as the public's most pressing concern about the NHS.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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