HIV
noun [ U ] uk/ˌeɪtʃ.aɪˈviː/ us/ˌeɪtʃ.aɪˈviː/
人体免疫缺损病毒,艾滋病病毒(human immunodeficiency virus的缩写)
abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus: the virus that causes AIDS (= a serious disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infection)
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- The HIV virus gradually destroys the body's immune system.
- We were shown a video about HIV and AIDS, made by someone who has lived with HIV for five years.