English Dictionary

infect

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnˈfɛkt/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

日本語の意味

（体や体の一部を）病原体に接触させ、病気を引き起こす状態にすること。 / 病原体が体や体の一部に接触し、その作用を始めること。

The contaminated syringe can infect a person within seconds if reused.

汚染された注射器は、再利用すると数秒で人に病原体を感染させる可能性がある。

意味（1）

(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

Not everyone will be infected when an epidemic strikes.

意味（2）

(transitive) To contaminate (an object or substance) with a pathogen.

意味（3）

(transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.

Guido, by way of diverting the embarrassment which seemed to infect them all, began to unfasten the packet of letters.

infects （ present singular third-person ）

infecting （ participle present ）

infected （ participle past ）

infected （ past ）