infection
n
1 [U] ~ (with sth)
(a) becoming ill through contact with bacteria, etc 传染; 感染; 侵染
be exposed to infection 处於受感染范围
the infection of the body with bacteria 身体受细菌侵染.
(b) (fig derog 比喻, 贬) filling the mind with undesirableideas 头脑中充斥著坏思想
the infection of young people with dangerous ideologies 危险的思想意识对年轻人的影响.
2 [C] disease caused by a micro-organism 传染病
spread/pass on an infection 传播[传染]某种病
People catch all kinds of infections in the winter. 冬天人们易患多种传染病.
an airborne/a waterborne infection 由空气[水]传播的传染病. Cf 参看 contagion.
No! I mean, have you seen how dirty the water is? It looks as if it isn' t clean enough to bathe here.
不!我的意思是您有没有看见海水有多脏?看起来海水好象不干净,不能游泳。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
I'm tired, said my younger brother as he climbed up to join me.