infect
verb /ɪnˈfekt/
/ɪnˈfekt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they infect | /ɪnˈfekt/ /ɪnˈfekt/ |
| he / she / it infects | /ɪnˈfekts/ /ɪnˈfekts/ |
| past simple infected | /ɪnˈfektɪd/ /ɪnˈfektɪd/ |
| past participle infected | /ɪnˈfektɪd/ /ɪnˈfektɪd/ |
| -ing form infecting | /ɪnˈfektɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfektɪŋ/ |
- to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant
传染；使感染 - infect somebody/something It is not possible to infect another person through kissing.
接吻不可能把这种病传染给他人。 - infect somebody/something with something people infected with HIV
染上艾滋病病毒的人
- infect somebody/something It is not possible to infect another person through kissing.
- [usually passive] to make a substance contain harmful bacteria that can spread disease
使携带病菌 - be infected (with something) The eggs were infected with salmonella.
鸡蛋感染了沙门氏菌。
- be infected (with something) The eggs were infected with salmonella.
- infect something (with something) to make a computer virus spread to another computer or program
传染，使感染（计算机病毒） - infect somebody (with something) to make somebody share a particular feeling
使感染（某种感情）；影响 - She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music.
她对音乐的热爱感染了孩子们。 - The whole room was soon infected by his laughter.
整个房间很快被他的笑声感染了。
- She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music.
词源late Middle English: from Latin infect- ‘tainted’, from the verb inficere, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.