infection
n
1 [U] ~ (with sth)
(a) becoming ill through contact with bacteria, etc 傳染; 感染; 侵染
be exposed to infection 處於受感染范圍
the infection of the body with bacteria 身體受細菌侵染.
(b) (fig derog 比喻, 貶) filling the mind with undesirableideas 頭腦中充斥著壞思想
the infection of young people with dangerous ideologies 危險的思想意識對年輕人的影響.
2 [C] disease caused by a micro-organism 傳染病
spread/pass on an infection 傳播[傳染]某種病
People catch all kinds of infections in the winter. 冬天人們易患多種傳染病.
an airborne/a waterborne infection 由空氣[水]傳播的傳染病. Cf 參看 contagion.