infect

动词 infect:

1. communicate a disease to
2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
   同义词：taint
3. contaminate with ideas or an ideology
4. affect in a contagious way

1. Her cheerful spirits and bubble laughter infect the whole class.
   她那快乐的情绪和爽朗的笑声感染了全班。
2. My right eardrum have become infect.
   我的右耳鼓已经感染了。
3. The open wound soon became infected.
   裸露的伤口很快就受到了感染。
4. The young teacher infected the whole class with her enthusiasm.
   这位年轻的老师以她的热诚感染了全班。

in.fect

v.tr.（及物动词）
in.fect.ed,in.fect.ing,in.fects
To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent.
传染：通过致病的微生物或媒介来传染
To communicate a pathogen or disease to.
侵染：将病原体或疾病传播给
To invade and produce infection in.
感染：侵入并发生感染
To contaminate or corrupt:
腐蚀：感染或腐化堕落：
例句：
envy that infected their thoughts; a society that was infected by racism.
妒忌污染了他们的思想；被种族主义污染了的社会

To affect in a contagious way:
使受影响：以感染的方式来影响：
例句：
.His fear infected me, and . . . I followed as fast as I could.(W.H. Hudson)
.他的恐惧感染了我，于是…我尽快地赶上去.(W.H.哈得孙)

来源：
Middle English infecten [to afflict with disease]
中古英语 infecten [被疾病感染]
from Latin onficere onfect- [to stain, infect] in- [in] * see in- 2 facere [to do] * see dhô-
源自 拉丁语 onficere onfect- [污染] in- [在…里] *参见 in-2 facere [做] *参见 dhô-