Aztec two-step
noun [ S ] US (also Aztec two step) uk/ˌæz.tek ˈtuː.step/ us/ˌæz.tek ˈtuː.step/ (UK usually Delhi belly)
（旅行期间因饮食原因发生的腹部疾病）阿兹台克两步舞
a slight stomach illness while travelling, caused by eating things that you do not usually eat or something that is not safe to eat
The Aztec two-step usually refers to diarrhoea affecting tourists in Mexico or South America who lack immunity to bacteria in local food and drinking water. 阿兹台克两步舞通常指在墨西哥或南美洲旅行的游客因缺乏对当地食物和饮水中细菌的免疫力而发生的腹泻。
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- The many colourful colloquialisms describing traveller's diarrhoea include Aztec Two Step, Delhi Belly, and Montezuma's Revenge.
- "Montezuma's Revenge," "Delhi Belly," the "Aztec Two-Step" - any name for traveller's diarrhoea is music to the ears of executives at the biotechnology company, which has developed a new traveller's diarrhoea vaccine.
- I had been there only two days when I was struck down with the Aztec two-step.
- Drink bottled water to avoid the Aztec two step.