单词 | infectious |
释义 | infectious (once / 1757 pages) adj Infectious means able to be spread by infection, like a disease that spreads from one person to another. You'll be uncomfortable shaking Uncle Marvin's hand if you're worried that warts are infectious. Something that's infectious spreads easily, like infectious cold germs that might be left on a door handle — anyone who touches it might get sick. If your mother tells you the cut on your knee looks infectious, you'd better go to the doctor. Some infectious things are good — like infectious laughter that gets the whole class giggling, or your friend's infectious good mood that makes you forget your cares. WORD FAMILYinfectious: infectiously, noninfectious+/disinfect: disinfectant, disinfected, disinfecting, disinfection, disinfects/disinfectant: disinfectants/infect: disinfect, infected, infecting, infection, infective, infects, superinfect/infected: uninfected/infection: infections, infectious, superinfection USAGE EXAMPLESA petite woman with an infectious enthusiasm, she spoke passionately about the lessons she was learning with Swades. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) This year’s holiday advertising campaign for the United States Postal Service featured a little girl’s stunningly infectious musical plea: “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The band’s pockets become only more infectious in live settings. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj of or relating to infection infectious hospital infectious disease 2adj caused by infection or capable of causing infection Syn infective infected, septic containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms 3adj easily spread fear is exceedingly infectious Syn|Ant catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection contagiouseasily diffused or spread as from one person to another contaminating, corruptingthat infects or taints noninfectious not infectious noncommunicable, noncontagious, nontransmissible(of disease) not capable of being passed on |
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