be contractable
常用be动词搭配。
The disease is contractable through direct contact.
这种疾病通过直接接触可感染。
可感染的；可签约的；可收缩的
能够被收缩(在各种意义上)的。；可感染的(疾病)
能够被收缩(在各种意义上)的。
Capable of being contracted (in various senses).
The disease is highly contractable in crowded places.
这种疾病在拥挤的地方极易感染。
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述疾病具有可感染性
Doctors warn that this virus is easily contractable through airborne droplets.
医生警告说，这种病毒很容易通过空气中的飞沫感染。
用法提示：形容词作表语，说明病毒的传播方式
Vaccination can reduce the risk of contractable infections.
疫苗接种可以降低可感染性传染病的风险。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰名词infections
常用be动词搭配。
The disease is contractable through direct contact.
这种疾病通过直接接触可感染。
contractable常用于修饰疾病名词。
Rabies is a contractable viral disease.
狂犬病是一种可感染的病毒性疾病。
表示状态变化。
The virus becomes contractable after symptoms appear.
症状出现后，病毒变得可感染。
grammar · medium
易错句子This disease is contractible.
正确表达This disease is contractable.
拼写错误：'contractible' 意为 '可收缩的'，而 'contractable' 表示 '可感染的'，两者拼写相近但含义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子This disease is contract.
正确表达This disease is contractable.
词性混淆：'contract' 是动词或名词，而此处需要形容词 'contractable' 来修饰疾病，表示 '可被感染的'。
Contagious 强调通过直接或间接接触传播，而 contractable 仅表示疾病可被感染，不强调传播方式。
Infectious 泛指由病原体引起并能传播，而 contractable 特指疾病可被个体感染。
Contract 是动词，表示感染疾病的过程；而 contractable 是形容词，描述疾病的属性。
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