in·fect
verb/ɪnˈfekt/
/ɪnˈfekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they infect | /ɪnˈfekt/ /ɪnˈfekt/ |
| he / she / it infects | /ɪnˈfekts/ /ɪnˈfekts/ |
| past simple infected | /ɪnˈfektɪd/ /ɪnˈfektɪd/ |
| past participle infected | /ɪnˈfektɪd/ /ɪnˈfektɪd/ |
| -ing form infecting | /ɪnˈfektɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfektɪŋ/ |
- to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant
传染；使感染 - infect somebody/something (with something) It is not possible to infect another person through kissing.
亲吻不可能把这种病传染给他人。 - (be) infected with something people infected with HIV
染上艾滋病病毒的人
- infect somebody/something (with something) It is not possible to infect another person through kissing.
- [usually passive] to make a substance contain harmful bacteria that can spread disease
污染；使带有病菌 - be infected (with something) The eggs were infected with salmonella.
这些鸡蛋带有沙门氏菌。
- be infected (with something) The eggs were infected with salmonella.
- infect something (with something) to make a computer virus spread to another computer or program
传染，使感染（计算机病毒） - infect somebody (with something) to make somebody 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。 - The whole room was soon infected by his laughter.
整个房间很快就被他的笑声感染了。
- She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin infect- ‘tainted’, from the verb inficere, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.