infect

Word family  noun infection disinfectant adjective infectious infected verb infect ≠ disinfect adverb infectiously

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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in·fect /ɪnˈfekt/ ●●○ verb [transitive]  1  MIto give someone a disease 传染 People with the virus may feel perfectly well, but they can still infect others. 带有这种病毒的人可能毫无症状，却仍可能传染他人。infect with the number of people infected with HIV 艾滋病病毒感染者的数目2  MIto make something contain something harmful that gives people a disease 污染〔使致病〕be infected with something Eggs known to be infected with salmonella were allowed to go on sale. 已知带有沙门氏菌的鸡蛋被允许销售。n Grammar Infect is usually passive in this meaning.3  MIif a feeling or interest that you have infects other people, it makes them begin to feel the same way or have the same interest 〔某种感情或兴趣〕感染，影响〔他人〕 Lucy’s enthusiasm soon infected the rest of the class. 露西的热情很快就感染了班里的其他人。4. if a virus infects your computer or disk, it changes or destroys the information in or on it 〔计算机病毒〕使感染→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

infect• The fruits were infected by a fungus disease called brown rot.• The book may infect you with a passion for mountain climbing.infect with• Twenty people were infected with tuberculosis by one sick employee.From Longman Business Dictionaryinfectin‧fect /ɪnˈfekt/ verb [transitive] COMPUTING if a computer VIRUS (=a program put secretly into your computer) infects your computer, the programs on the computer stop working properlyOnce write-protected, a disk can’t be infected by a virus.→ See Verb tableOrigin infect (1300-1400) Latin past participle of inficere “to dip in, stain”

in·fect verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

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infect
in‧fect /ɪnˈfekt/ verb [transitive]1. to give someone a disease:
    People with the virus may feel perfectly well, but they can still infect others.
    infect with
    the number of people infected with HIV
2. [usually passive] to make something contain something harmful that gives people a disease
    infect with
    Eggs known to be infected with salmonella were allowed to go on sale.
3. if a feeling or interest that you have infects other people, it makes them begin to feel the same way or have the same interest:
    Lucy’s enthusiasm soon infected the rest of the class.
4. if a virus infects your computer or disk, it changes or destroys the information in or on it

🔑 in·fectBrE /ɪnˈfekt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈfekt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they infect BrE /ɪnˈfekt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈfekt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it infects BrE /ɪnˈfekts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈfekts/ 🔊past simple infected BrE /ɪnˈfektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈfektɪd/ 🔊past participle infected BrE /ɪnˈfektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈfektɪd/ 🔊 -ing form infecting BrE /ɪnˈfektɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈfektɪŋ/ 🔊🔑 to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant 传染；使感染◆~ sb/sth It is not possible to infect another person through kissing. 接吻不可能把这种病传染给他人。🔊🔊◆~ sb/sth with sth people infected with HIV染上艾滋病病毒的人🔑 ~ sth (with sth) [usually passive] to make a substance contain harmful bacteria that can spread disease 使携带病菌 SYN contaminate ◆eggs infected with salmonella带沙门氏菌的鸡蛋~ sth (with sth) to make a computer virus spread to another computer or program 传染，使感染（计算机病毒）~ sb (with sth) to make sb 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。🔊🔊