| 单词 | viral |
| 释义 | viral (once / 5339 pages) adj If you go to work when you're sick, your co-workers will be hoping that whatever you've got isn't viral. Viral describes a disease caused by a virus, and viruses are usually infectious. Infections and other kinds of diseases can be classified as viral by a doctor, which means they're caused by viruses, specific kinds of microorganisms. Because of the speedy way that viral infections can spread, the meaning has grown to include the spread of ideas or information, often on the Internet. Viral videos are short online films that become incredibly popular very quickly, as people share them with each other and they spread like a virus. WORD FAMILYviral: antiviral, virally+/antiviral: antivirals USAGE EXAMPLES“There are so many real viral video stars that are, for lack of a better word, morons,” Proksch said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The challenge is a viral Internet video trend where people "freeze" like mannequins for the camera. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) On 15 December, the company announced that it would begin working with third-party fact checkers to flag viral fake news stories. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) adj relating to or caused by a virus viral infection |
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