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the act or process of causing or getting a disease 傳染；感染 to cause/prevent infection 引起/防止感染 Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection. 接種疫苗對保護和乙型肝炎病毒接觸的人群是至關重要的。 The drugs slow down the progression of HIV infection. 這些藥物減緩了艾滋病毒感染的進程。 Bacterial infection of the wound may occur. 傷口可能會發生細菌感染。 to increase the risk of infection 增加傳染的危險 The rate of infection is highest in the north-west of the country. 該國西北部的感染率最高。 - infection by something
Birds are susceptible to infection by the virus. 鳥類容易被病毒感染。 - infection with something
Infection with malaria parasites may result in a wide variety of symptoms. 感染瘧疾寄生蟲可能會導致多種症狀。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb2Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection. 攝取維生素 C 可以增強對傳染病的抵抗力。 The urethra was the primary site of infection. 尿道是原發感染部位。 The virus affects the body's immune system so that it cannot fight infection. 這種病毒會影響身體的免疫系統，使身體不能抵抗感染。 We are trying to trace the source of infection. 我們正在努力查找傳染源。 infection from sewage water 污水引起的感染 infection of people by the virus 病毒引起人的感染 infection through unsafe sex 因不安全性行爲導致的感染 infection with bacteria 細菌感染 to protect the body from infection 保護身體免受感染 The primary medical danger of rubella is the infection of pregnant women. 風疹的主要醫療危險是孕婦感染。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nasty
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- develop
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- in infection
- infection from
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- a cause of infection
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an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body （身體某部位的）感染；傳染病 an ear/a chest infection 耳朵/胸部感染 a urinary tract/respiratory infection 尿路/呼吸道感染 a viral/bacterial infection 病毒/細菌感染 a media campaign to raise awareness about sexually transmitted infections 提高對性傳播疾病認識的媒體宣傳活動 to cause an infection 引起感染 Sneezing is the most common way of spreading an infection. 打噴嚏是傳染疾病的最常見途徑。 - infection of something
a fungal infection of the skin 皮膚真菌感染
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb2 see also yeast infectionHe's been off work with a throat infection. 他因咽喉感染而歇班。 an infection that occurs in swans 在天鵝中出現的傳染病 They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body. 他們想阻止感染向身體的其他部位擴散。 The infection is passed on through the horse feed. 這種傳染病是通過馬飼料傳播的。 The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection. 這種藥必須在感染發作初期就服用。 Almost all the sheep on the farm carried the infection. 農場裏幾乎所有的綿羊都攜帶這種致病菌。 Goats appear to be more susceptible to the infection than sheep. 山羊似乎比綿羊更容易受感染。 He's suffering from an acute infection of the lower respiratory tract. 他患有急性下呼吸道感染。 He's suffering from an acute lung infection. 他患了急性肺部感染。 Heavy lung infections may result in pneumonia. 嚴重的肺部感染可能會引起肺炎。 If the primary infection is not treated further outbreaks may occur. 如果初次感染得不到治療，就可能會進一步發作。 In acute infections of the urinary tract the patient may suffer severe pain. 患急性尿路感染的病人可能會出現劇烈疼痛。 Normally, white blood cells fight off and kill infections. 正常情況下，白細胞能抵抗並消滅傳染病菌。 Over 90% of all new infections occur in the developing world. 新感染的病例 90% 以上出現在發展中國家。 She's always getting chest infections. 她的胸腔總是感染。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nasty
- serious
- severe
- …
- have
- suffer
- suffer from
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- develop
- occur
- spread
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- in infection
- infection from
- infection through
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- a cause of infection
- the onset of infection
- resistance to infection
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin infectio(n-), from Latin inficere ‘dip in, taint’, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.
Synonyms diseasedisease用 disease 還是 illness？
- illness
- disorder
- infection
- condition
- ailment
- bug
- disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
He suffers from a rare blood disease. 他患有一種罕見的血液病。
- illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one:
She died after a long illness. 她久病不愈而亡。
- disorder (rather formal
) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly: 指失調、紊亂、不適、疾病： a rare disorder of the liver. 一種罕見的肝病
- infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
a throat infection 喉部感染
- condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it:
a heart condition 心髒病
- ailment (rather formal
) an illness that is not very serious: 指輕病、小恙： childhood ailments 兒童期小病
- bug (informal
) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild: 指輕微的傳染病、小病： a nasty flu bug 嚴重的流感
- to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
- to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug