infect
/ɪnˈfekt/verb
with obj.
1- affect (a person, organism, cell, etc.) with a disease-causing organism感染; 传染; 侵染：
the chance that a child may have been infected with HIV.
幼儿可能受艾滋病病毒感染的机会。
1.1
- contaminate (air, water, etc.) with harmful organisms污染（空气、水等）。
1.2
- Computing affect with a virus【计算机】感染病毒。
1.3
- figurative (of a negative feeling or idea) take hold of or be communicated to (someone)〈喻〉（负面感受, 思想）感染, 影响, 传播给（某人）：
the panic in his voice infected her.
他声音里的恐慌影响了她。
派生词
infector
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin infect- 'tainted', from the verb inficere, from in- 'into' + facere 'put, do'.