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单词 infect
释义

infect ​‌

​verb transitive
UK /ɪnˈfekt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyinfect
he/she/itinfects
present participleinfecting
past tenseinfected
past participleinfected
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​often passiveto make someone get a disease, that can be spread from one person to another

    Thousands of people have been infected.

    If you return to work too soon, you may infect other people.

    be infected with/by something:

    You can only be infected with HIV in a limited number of ways.

    Synonyms and related words
    To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
    cause
    give
    pass on
    1. 1a
      to fill something with bacteria or other substances that spread disease
      infect something with something:

      Terrorists had threatened to infect the water supply with a deadly virus.

      Synonyms and related words
      To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
      cause
      give
      pass on
  2. 2
    ​computingif a computer virus infects a computer or computer program, it enters it and causes problems

    a virus that infects word-processing documents

    Synonyms and related words
    What computers and computer programs do
    abort
    bomb
    boot
  3. 3
    to make other people have the feeling or idea that you have

    She infects everyone around her with her enthusiasm.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotions
    affect
    provoke
    inspire

infect ​‌

​verb transitive
US /ɪnˈfekt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyinfect
he/she/itinfects
present participleinfecting
past tenseinfected
past participleinfected
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​often passiveto make someone get a disease, that can be spread from one person to another

    Thousands of people have been infected.

    If you return to work too soon, you may infect other people.

    be infected with/by something:

    You can only be infected with HIV in a limited number of ways.

    Synonyms and related words
    To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
    cause
    give
    pass on
    1. 1a
      to fill something with bacteria or other substances that spread disease
      infect something with something:

      Terrorists had threatened to infect the water supply with a deadly virus.

      Synonyms and related words
      To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
      cause
      give
      pass on
  2. 2
    ​computingif a computer virus infects a computer or computer program, it enters it and causes problems

    a virus that infects word-processing documents

    Synonyms and related words
    What computers and computer programs do
    abort
    boot
    buffer
  3. 3
    to make other people have the feeling or idea that you have

    She infects everyone around her with her enthusiasm.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotions
    affect
    provoke
    inspire
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