infection

英 [ɪnˈfekʃn]

美 [ɪnˈfekʃn]

n.  传染; 感染; (身体某部位的)感染; 传染病

复数：infections　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2510 / COCA.2692

牛津词典

noun

• 传染；感染
  the act or process of causing or getting a disease
  1. to be exposed to infection
     暴露于易受感染的环境
  2. to increase the risk of infection
     增加传染的危险
• （身体某部位的）感染；传染病
  an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body
  1. an ear/throat, etc. infection
     耳部、喉部等感染
  2. to spread an infection
     传染疾病

柯林斯词典

• See also:Ear infections are common in pre-school children...Exactly which bacteria cause the infection is still unknown.infect

英英释义

noun

• (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
• moral corruption or contamination
  1. ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable
• the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
  1. a contagion of mirth
  2. the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry
  Synonym:contagion
• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  Synonym:contagiontransmission
• (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
• (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
• the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

双语例句

• One of the long-lasting effects of the infection is damage to a valve in the heart
  感染的其中一个长期后果是使心脏瓣膜受损。
• Cholera is a bacterial infection.
  霍乱是一种细菌感染。
• Exactly which bacteria cause the infection is still unknown.
  到底是什么细菌引起的感染还不清楚。
• She was on antibiotics for an eye infection that wouldn't go away
  由于眼睛感染一直不见好，她在服用抗生素。
• They've picked up a really nasty infection from something they've eaten.
  他们因吃错东西而得了很严重的感染症。
• The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
  病毒在初次感染以后可以潜伏长达10天。
• The likelihood of infection is minimal
  感染的可能性极小。
• Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin
  我们的医生诊断是喉部感染，并且开了一些抗生素和小剂量阿司匹林。
• There's a time lag between infection with HIV and developing AIDS
  从感染艾滋病病毒到病发有一段滞后期。
• All blood products are now heat treated to kill off any infection.
  目前所有血液制品均经过热处理，以防止各种感染。