- 1a living thing, too small to be seen without a microscope, that causes infectious disease in people, animals, and plants the flu virus a virus infection Topic CollocationsThe Living Worldanimals
- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
- insects/bees/locusts swarm
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
- spiders spin/weave a web
- snakes/lizards shed their skins
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
- attract/find/choose a mate
- produce/release eggs/sperm
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
- a seed germinates/sprouts
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
- flower buds swell/open
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
- produce/bear fruit
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
- a virus enters/invades something/the body
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
- contain/carry/harbor bacteria/a virus
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
- 2(informal) a disease caused by a virus There's a virus going around the office.
- 3instructions that are hidden within a computer program and are designed to cause faults or destroy data The virus in the software was programmed to corrupt the hard disk. Topic CollocationsE-mail and the Internete-mail
- receive/get/open an e-mail
- write/send/answer/forward/delete an e-mail
- check/read/access your e-mail
- block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited e-mails
- exchange e-mail addresses
- open/check your inbox
- junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
- have/set up an e-mail account
- open/send/contain an attachment
- sign up for/receive e-mail alerts
- use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
- go online/on the Internet
- have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection
- access/connect to/locate a server
- use/open/close/launch a/your Web browser
- browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web
- send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/e-mail) virus
- update your anti-virus software
- install/use/configure a firewall
- accept/enable/block/delete cookies
- visit/check a Web site/an Internet site/somebody's blog
- create/design/launch a Web site/social networking site
- start/write/post/read/follow a blog
- update your blog/a Web site
- be in/meet somebody in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
- download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of something
- share information/data/files
- post a comment/message on a Web site/on a message board/in a Web forum/in an Internet chat room
- stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
- join/participate in/visit/provide a (Web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum
- generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic
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