单词 | freshers' flu |
释义 | > as lemmasfreshers' flu freshers' flu n. (also fresher's flu, freshers flu) British (an informal name for) flu-like illness common in new university or college students during the first weeks of the academic year, typically attributed to an excess of alcohol, a lack of sleep, and exposure to new germs, viruses, etc., through contact with other students. ΚΠ 1997 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. 31 Jan. 18/2 Faqir is suffering from ‘what we at Durham call fresher's flu’. 2012 Guardian 12 Sept. (G2 section) 12/2 Freshers' flu is actually a collection of symptoms: sore throat, headache, cough, fever and tiredness. < as lemmas |
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