Contagious Disease Kənˈteɪdʒəs Person Kənˈteɪdʒəsli Highly Quickly Enthusiasm
The word "contagious" means that a disease can be caught by touching infected people or things. Figuratively, it means that feelings or attitudes can spread quickly from person to person.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（病）接触传染的 A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it.
...a highly contagious disease of the lungs.
极具传染性的肺病
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](感情、态度等)感染性的，会迅速蔓延开的 A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreads quickly among a group of people.
[usu v-link ADJ]
Laughing is contagious...
笑是有感染力的。
Antonio has a contagious enthusiasm for the beautiful aspect of food.
安东尼奥对食品赏心悦目这一方面的热情非常有感染性。
Oxford
con·ta·gious/kənˈteɪdʒəs; NAmEkənˈteɪdʒəs/adjective1a contagiousdisease spreads by people touching each other （疾病）接触传染的◆Scarlet fever is highly contagious.猩红热的接触传染性很强。◆( figurative) His enthusiasm was contagious (= spread quickly to other people).他的热情富有感染力。◆a contagious laugh有感染力的笑声2[not usually before noun ]if a person is contagious,they have a disease that can be spread to other people by touch 患接触性传染病☞compare
1a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by touch → infectious2a person who is contagious has a disease that can be passed to another person by touch → infectious: The patient is still highly contagious.3if a feeling, attitude, or action is contagious, other people are quickly affected by it and begin to have it or do it → infectious: her contagious enthusiasm—contagiousness noun [uncountable]
WDF
contagious
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传染性的(78%)，感染性的(22%)
adj.感染性的；会蔓延的
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