infect

US /ɪnˈfekt/
UK /ɪnˈfekt/
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1.

感染, 傳染

affect (a person, animal, or part of the body) with a disease-causing organism.

:
The virus can infect cells and replicate rapidly.
病毒可以感染細胞並迅速複製。
A mosquito bite can infect you with malaria.
蚊子叮咬會讓你感染瘧疾。
2.

感染, 影響

fill (someone) with a strong feeling or emotion.

:
His enthusiasm began to infect everyone around him.
他的熱情開始感染周圍的每一個人。
Her laughter was so contagious it seemed to infect the whole room.
她的笑聲很有感染力,似乎感染了整個房間。