An infection is a disease caused by germs or bacteria, affecting one part of the body. It can be either countable, referring to a specific instance of illness, or uncountable, referring to the state of being diseased.
An infection is a disease caused by germs or bacteria, affecting one part of the body. It can be either countable, referring to a specific instance of illness, or uncountable, referring to the state of being diseased.
；传染病；感染 An infection is a disease caused by germs or bacteria.
Ear infections are common in pre-school children...
耳部感染在学前儿童中很常见。
Exactly which bacteria cause the infection is still unknown.
到底是什么细菌引起的感染还不清楚。
Oxford
in·fec·tion★/ɪnˈfekʃn; NAmEɪnˈfekʃn/noun1★[uncountable ]the act or process of causing or getting a disease 传染；感染◆to be exposed to infection暴露于易受感染的环境◆to increase the risk of infection增加传染的危险☞see also
cross-infection
2★[countable ]an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body （身体某部位的）感染；传染病◆an ear/throat, etc. infection耳部、喉部等感染◆to spread an infection传染疾病☞synonyms at
1[countable] a disease that affects a particular part of your body and is caused by bacteria or a virus: The baby had an ear infection.infection of/in an infection of the bladder► see thesaurus at
illness
2[uncountable] when someone is infected by a disease: Always sterilize the needle to prevent infection.COLLOCATIONSverbshave an infection· I think you’ve got an infection, so you need to rest.suffer from an infection· He was suffering from an infection of the lungs.get/develop an infection· She got a nasty throat infection which meant she couldn’t sing.treat an infection· Antibiotics are used to treat the infection.fight/combat an infection· A new drug is being developed to combat the infection.spread an infection (also transmit an infection formal)· Pregnant women can transmit the infection to their unborn child.an infection spreads· The infection spread to her chest.an infection clears up (=goes away)· Although the infection cleared up, he still felt weak.be exposed to an infection· He was exposed to the infection while he was travelling in India.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + infectionserious/severe· He was admitted to hospital with a serious infection.slight/minor (=not serious)· She’s suffering from a slight infection.nasty informal (=a serious infection)· He’s got a really nasty infection.acute medical (=a serious infection that develops suddenly)· The disease usually occurs as an acute infection of the throat.an ear/eye infection· She was given antibiotics for an ear infection.a chest infection (=an infection in the lungs)· I’ve got a bad cough, but the doctor says it isn’t a chest infection.a throat/kidney etc infection· He developed a severe throat infection.a bacterial/viral/fungal infection (=caused by bacteria, a virus, or a fungus)· Antibiotics are not effective against viral infections.a secondary infection medical (=an additional infection that happens as a result of the main illness)· Often, scratching the skin because it is itchy results in secondary infection.phrasesthe source of an infection· Doctors are trying to locate the source of the infection.
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infections[1297]
传染(54%)，传染病(33%)，影响(13%)
n.感染；传染；影响；传染病
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