cov

IPA/kˈɒv/
IPA/kˈɑːv/

cov — 縮寫

1. a short form of 'coronavirus', used mainly in scientific names for viruses and v

1.縮寫B2
釋義

冠狀病毒縮寫

用於病毒名稱中的冠狀病毒縮寫

a short form of 'coronavirus', used mainly in scientific names for viruses and virus strains

例句

The lab compared MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 in camel and bat samples.

實驗室比較了駱駝與蝙蝠樣本中的 MERS-CoV 和 SARS-CoV-2。

CoV in scientific virus names

Doctors studied how SARS-CoV-1 spread through crowded hospital wards.

醫師研究了 SARS-CoV-1 如何在擁擠的醫院病房中傳播。

常見搭配
  • CoV strain
  • CoV sample
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • MERS-CoV
同義詞
  • coronavirus

    the full word, used in general writing and speech instead of the shortened scientific form

文法句型

SARS-CoV-2

MERS-CoV

CoV + strain

用法筆記

Used mainly in scientific and medical writing. It usually appears inside longer labels such as SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-CoV, rather than as an everyday count noun on its own.

常見錯誤

COVID and CoV mean the same thing.
COVID is the disease name, while CoV is short for coronavirus.
COVID names the illness; CoV refers to the virus term used in scientific labels.
The patient caught a cov.
The patient caught a coronavirus.
CoV is mainly used inside scientific names, not as an ordinary everyday noun.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • CoV strain
  • CoV sample
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • MERS-CoV