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infected
in·fect I0126900 (ĭn-fĕkt′)tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To invade and proliferate in, often resulting in disease. Used of microorganisms or other infectious agents: people who were infected with salmonella.2. To cause the invasion of (a cell, for example) with a microorganism or other infectious agent: The researchers infected the bacteria with a virus.3. To transmit a pathogen or disease to: The sick child infected the entire class.4. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent: Cholera infected the water supply.5. Computers To become transmitted to and copied on (a hard drive, for example). Used of a virus or other harmful software.6. To affect by transmission or be communicated to. Used of an idea, emotion, or attitude: "His fear infected me, and ... I followed as fast as I could" (W.H. Hudson).
[Middle English infecten, to afflict with disease, from Latin īnficere, īnfect-, to stain, infect (in-, in; see in-2 + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots).]infected (ɪnˈfɛktɪd) adj1. (Medicine) having a communicable disease2. (Medicine) contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms3. (Medicine) used to describe a place where pathogenic microorganisms are causing a disease to spread among people, animals, or plantsThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | infected - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"septicunhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"germy - full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy" |
Translations- This bite is infected → 被咬的伤口发炎了
EncyclopediaSeeinfectinfected
infected adjective Referring to a host with an infection.infected
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