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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

infect

英  [ɪnˈfekt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • infects , infecting , infected

    1. [T 及物动词] 传染

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

    双语例句

    例：

    A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.

    一只蚊子就能传染很多人。

    例：

    objects used by an infected person.

    一名感染者使用过的物品。

    例：

    people infected with HIV.

    HIV感染者。

    2. [T 及物动词] 使感染有害菌

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

    近义词

    contaminate

    双语例句

    例：

    The birds infect the milk.

    鸟污染了牛奶。

    3. [T 及物动词] 使受影响

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

    双语例句

    例：

    For an instant I was infected by her fear.

    一瞬间，我被她的恐惧所感染。

    例：

    He thought they might infect others with their bourgeois ideas.

    他认为他们可能用资产阶级思想去影响别人。

    4. [T 及物动词] 使（计算机）中毒

    If a virus infects a computer, it damages or destroys files or programs.

    双语例句

    例：

    This virus infected thousands of computers across the U.S. and Europe within days.

    这种病毒几天之内就使美国和欧洲成千上万台电脑中毒。

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