infect /in'fekt/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) communicate a disease to
• (v.) contaminate with a disease or microorganism
• (v.) corrupt with ideas or an ideology

Chinese translation

• vt. 传染, 感染
• [医] 传染, 感染

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/in'fekt/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.36 · Rare

Word forms

infected, infects, infecting

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