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(ɪnfekt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense infects, present participle infecting, past tense, past participle infected

1. verb

To infect people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness.

A single mosquito can infect a large number of people. [VERB noun]

...objects used by an infected person. [VERB-ed]

...people infected with HIV. [VERB-ed]

[Also VERB noun + with]

Synonyms: contaminate, transmit disease to, spread disease to or among More Synonyms of infect

infection (ɪnfekʃən) uncountable noun

...plants that are resistant to infection.

2. verb

To infect a substance or area means to cause it to contain harmful germs or bacteria.

The birds infect the milk. [VERB noun]

...a virus which is spread mainly by infected blood. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: pollute, dirty, poison, foul More Synonyms of infect

3. verb

When people, places, or things are infected by a feeling or influence, it spreads to them.

For an instant I was infected by her fear. [be VERB-ed + by]

He thought they might infect others with their bourgeois ideas. [VERB noun + with]

His urge for revenge would never infect her. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: affect, move, touch, influence More Synonyms of infect

4. verb

If a virus infects a computer, it affects the computer by damaging or destroying programs.

[computing]

This virus infected thousands of computers within days. [VERB noun]

infect in British English

(ɪnˈfɛkt)

verb (mainly tr)

to cause infection in; contaminate (an organism, wound, etc) with pathogenic microorganisms

2. (also intr)

to affect or become affected with a communicable disease

to taint, pollute, or contaminate

to affect, esp adversely, as if by contagion

5. computing

to affect with a computer virus

6. mainly international law

to taint with crime or illegality; expose to penalty or subject to forfeiture

adjective

7. archaic

contaminated or polluted with or as if with a disease; infected

Derived forms

infector (inˈfector) or infecter (inˈfecter)

noun

Word origin

C14: from Latin inficere to dip into, stain, from facere to make

infect in American English

(ɪnˈfɛkt)

verb transitive

to contaminate with a disease-producing organism or matter

to cause to become diseased by bringing into contact with such an organism or matter

to invade (an individual, organ, tissue, etc.)

said of a pathogenic organism

to affect or imbue with one's feelings, beliefs, etc.

Derived forms

infector (inˈfector)

noun

Word origin

ME infecten < MFr infecter < L infectus, pp. of inficere, to put or dip into, tinge, stain < in-, in + facere, to do1

Examples of 'infect' in a sentence
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It follows success in tests on mice with antibodies from people previously infected with the tropical disease.We keep her in hospital to stop her infecting other people.Here are the most common diseases that infect churches.That is what infected me with crime.They may also infect plants with viruses.The trial aims to determine whether the technology can stop the virus infecting people.These are both common ways that people infect their computers with malicious software.She then suffered a cardiac arrest after fluid from his womb sac infected her blood stream.They have discovered the diseases can only spread if people are already infected with flu.The shriek of steel also infected her very presence.

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British English: infect VERB

To infect people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness.

A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.

American English: infect
Brazilian Portuguese: infeccionar
Chinese: 使感染有害菌
European Spanish: infectar
French: contaminer
German: infizieren
Italian: contaminare
Japanese: 感染する
Korean: 감염시키다
European Portuguese: infeccionar
Latin American Spanish: infectar

Chinese translation of 'infect'

infect

(ɪnˈfɛkt)

vt

[person, animal, plant] 感染 (gǎnrǎn)
[vice, enthusiasm] 感染 (gǎnrǎn)
to become infected [wound] 感染了 (gǎnrǎnle) [person] 染上了 (rǎnshàngle)

1 (verb) in the sense of contaminate

Definition

to contaminate (a person or thing) with a germ or virus or its consequent disease

A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.

Synonyms

contaminate

transmit disease to

spread disease to or among

2 (verb) in the sense of pollute

Definition

to taint or contaminate

The birds infect the milk.

Synonyms

pollute

beaches polluted by sewage pumped into the sea

dirty

He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats.

poison

The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals.

foul

sea grass fouled with black tar

corrupt

contaminate

The fishing waters have been contaminated with toxic wastes.

taint

Rancid oil will taint the flavour.

defile

piles of old clothes defiled with excrement

vitiate

His otherwise admirable character is vitiated by his pride.

3 (verb) in the sense of affect

Definition

to affect with an opinion or feeling as if by contagion

I was infected by her fear.

Synonyms

affect

He loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.

move

These stories surprised and moved me.

touch

It has touched me deeply to see how these people live.

influence

What you eat may influence your risk of getting cancer.

upset

The champion was upset by a rank outsider.

overcome

I don't know what to say! I'm quite overcome.

stir

I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect.

disturb

He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of corrupt

Synonyms

contaminate,

infect,

spoil,

taint,

defile,

adulterate,

vitiate,

putrefy (formal)

in the sense of defile

Definition

to make foul or dirty

piles of old clothes defiled with excrement

Synonyms

dirty,

soil,

contaminate,

smear,

pollute,

taint,

tarnish,

make foul,

smirch,

befoul

in the sense of dirty

Definition

to make dirty

He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats.

Synonyms

soil,

foul,

stain,

spoil,

smear,

muddy,

pollute,

blacken,

mess up,

smudge,

sully,

defile,

smirch,

begrime

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单词	infect
释义	Trends of infect View usage for: infect (ɪnfekt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense infects, present participle infecting, past tense, past participle infected 1. verb To infect people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness. A single mosquito can infect a large number of people. [VERB noun] ...objects used by an infected person. [VERB-ed] ...people infected with HIV. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun + with] Synonyms: contaminate, transmit disease to, spread disease to or among More Synonyms of infect infection (ɪnfekʃən) uncountable noun ...plants that are resistant to infection. 2. verb To infect a substance or area means to cause it to contain harmful germs or bacteria. The birds infect the milk. [VERB noun] ...a virus which is spread mainly by infected blood. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: pollute, dirty, poison, foul More Synonyms of infect 3. verb When people, places, or things are infected by a feeling or influence, it spreads to them. For an instant I was infected by her fear. [be VERB-ed + by] He thought they might infect others with their bourgeois ideas. [VERB noun + with] His urge for revenge would never infect her. [VERB noun] Synonyms: affect, move, touch, influence More Synonyms of infect 4. verb If a virus infects a computer, it affects the computer by damaging or destroying programs. [computing] This virus infected thousands of computers within days. [VERB noun] infect in British English (ɪnˈfɛkt) verb (mainly tr) 1. to cause infection in; contaminate (an organism, wound, etc) with pathogenic microorganisms 2. (also intr) to affect or become affected with a communicable disease 3. to taint, pollute, or contaminate 4. to affect, esp adversely, as if by contagion 5. computing to affect with a computer virus 6. mainly international law to taint with crime or illegality; expose to penalty or subject to forfeiture adjective 7. archaic contaminated or polluted with or as if with a disease; infected Derived forms infector (inˈfector) or infecter (inˈfecter) noun Word origin C14: from Latin inficere to dip into, stain, from facere to make infect in American English (ɪnˈfɛkt) verb transitive 1. to contaminate with a disease-producing organism or matter 2. to cause to become diseased by bringing into contact with such an organism or matter 3. to invade (an individual, organ, tissue, etc.) said of a pathogenic organism 4. to affect or imbue with one's feelings, beliefs, etc. Derived forms infector (inˈfector) noun Word origin ME infecten < MFr infecter < L infectus, pp. of inficere, to put or dip into, tinge, stain < in-, in + facere, to do1 Examples of 'infect' in a sentence infect It follows success in tests on mice with antibodies from people previously infected with the tropical disease. The Sun (2016) We keep her in hospital to stop her infecting other people. The Sun (2013) Here are the most common diseases that infect churches. Christianity Today (2000) That is what infected me with crime. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They may also infect plants with viruses. The Sun (2010) The trial aims to determine whether the technology can stop the virus infecting people. Times, Sunday Times (2006) These are both common ways that people infect their computers with malicious software. Times, Sunday Times (2015) She then suffered a cardiac arrest after fluid from his womb sac infected her blood stream. The Sun (2012) They have discovered the diseases can only spread if people are already infected with flu. The Sun (2011) The shriek of steel also infected her very presence. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But the sheer number of people infected is overwhelming. The Sun (2009) The downward trend has also infected companies that have not put a foot wrong. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It emerged last week that it has acquired two mutations that suit it better to infecting human cells. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Scientific evidence suggests that badgers are one of the most likely carriers of the disease that is infecting cattle. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The defect in the software allows computers to be infected by programs concealed in seemingly harmless files or web pages. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Users need to be cautious as rogue mobile apps are capable of infecting devices with viruses and can access personal data. The Sun (2014) They used the common cold virus to infect cells in the animals' eyes. The Sun (2009) As if peering down a microscope, you see connected cells that you have to infect. Times, Sunday Times (2013) More than nine million computers were infected at the bug's peak last month. The Sun (2009) The left side of his body was infected by a blood disease that might have been sleeping for 20 years. Times, Sunday Times (2015) British embassy staff booked them on a flight home to ensure top quality treatment - but local officials feared they would infect other flyers. The Sun (2009) In other languages infect British English: infect VERB To infect people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness. A single mosquito can infect a large number of people. American English: infect Brazilian Portuguese: infeccionar Chinese: 使感染有害菌 European Spanish: infectar French: contaminer German: infizieren Italian: contaminare Japanese: 感染する Korean: 감염시키다 European Portuguese: infeccionar Latin American Spanish: infectar Chinese translation of 'infect' infect (ɪnˈfɛkt) vt [person, animal, plant] 感染 (gǎnrǎn) [vice, enthusiasm] 感染 (gǎnrǎn) to become infected [wound] 感染了 (gǎnrǎnle) [person] 染上了 (rǎnshàngle) 1 (verb) in the sense of contaminate Definition to contaminate (a person or thing) with a germ or virus or its consequent disease A single mosquito can infect a large number of people. Synonyms contaminate transmit disease to spread disease to or among 2 (verb) in the sense of pollute Definition to taint or contaminate The birds infect the milk. Synonyms pollute beaches polluted by sewage pumped into the sea dirty He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats. poison The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals. foul sea grass fouled with black tar corrupt contaminate The fishing waters have been contaminated with toxic wastes. taint Rancid oil will taint the flavour. defile piles of old clothes defiled with excrement vitiate His otherwise admirable character is vitiated by his pride. 3 (verb) in the sense of affect Definition to affect with an opinion or feeling as if by contagion I was infected by her fear. Synonyms affect He loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him. move These stories surprised and moved me. touch It has touched me deeply to see how these people live. influence What you eat may influence your risk of getting cancer. upset The champion was upset by a rank outsider. overcome I don't know what to say! I'm quite overcome. stir I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect. disturb He had been disturbed by the news of the attack. Additional synonyms in the sense of corrupt Synonyms contaminate, infect, spoil, taint, defile, adulterate, vitiate, putrefy (formal) in the sense of defile Definition to make foul or dirty piles of old clothes defiled with excrement Synonyms dirty, soil, contaminate, smear, pollute, taint, tarnish, make foul, smirch, befoul in the sense of dirty Definition to make dirty He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats. Synonyms soil, foul, stain, spoil, smear, muddy, pollute, blacken, mess up, smudge, sully, defile, smirch, begrime Synonyms of 'infect' infect Explore 'infect' in the dictionary
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