infection with sth
表示感染某种病原体
The patient developed an infection with drug-resistant bacteria.
患者感染了耐药菌。
感染；传染
语音同化；音变；感染的行为或过程；宿主体内有害微生物的失控生长；由病原体存在引起的疾病；此类疾病的可见迹象,如伤口化脓
the process or result of harmful microorganisms entering the body and causing disease
感染的行为或过程
The act or process of infecting.
宿主体内有害微生物的失控生长
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
由病原体存在引起的疾病
A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
此类疾病的可见迹象,如伤口化脓
A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
The doctor said the wound had an infection and gave me antibiotics.
医生说伤口感染了，给我开了抗生素。
用法提示：infection 作名词，表示“感染”，此处指伤口发生的感染。
You should clean the cut carefully to prevent infection.
你应该仔细清洗伤口，以防感染。
用法提示：infection 作不可数名词，表示“感染”这一状态或过程，作 prevent 的宾语。
After the operation, he developed a serious infection in his lungs.
手术后，他的肺部出现了严重感染。
用法提示：infection 作可数名词，指一次具体的感染疾病，这里是肺部感染。
表示感染某种病原体
The patient developed an infection with drug-resistant bacteria.
患者感染了耐药菌。
表示身体部位的感染
He had an infection of the respiratory tract.
他患了呼吸道感染。
表示感染的风险
Washing hands reduces the risk of infection.
洗手能降低感染风险。
contagion 强调接触传染，而 infection 涵盖更广，包括微生物入侵导致的病理状态
transmission 侧重传递过程，不强调结果；infection 侧重已感染的状态
spread 强调范围扩大，不精确对应感染本身；常用于疾病流行
grammar · medium
易错句子The doctor treated the infect.
正确表达The doctor treated the infection.
infect 是动词，不能用作名词。表示“感染”的名词形式是 infection。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has infection in his lungs.
正确表达He has an infection in his lungs.
当 infection 表示具体的感染病例时，是可数名词，需要加不定冠词 an。
发音相似，但意思不同：injection是注射，infection是感染
拼写和发音相似，但inflection指语调变化或语法屈折，infection指感染
传播感染
Wash your hands to avoid spreading an infection to others.
洗手以避免把感染传播给他人。
治疗感染
The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection.
医生开了抗生素来治疗感染。
预防感染
Vaccination can help prevent infection from many diseases.
接种疫苗有助于预防许多疾病的感染。
细菌感染
Pneumonia is often caused by a bacterial infection.
肺炎通常由细菌感染引起。
病毒感染
The flu is a common viral infection.
流感是一种常见的病毒感染。
感染风险
Proper hygiene reduces the risk of infection.
良好的卫生习惯能降低感染风险。
in- (prefix: in/into) + fect (root: to do/make) + -ion (suffix: noun form)
in- (prefix: in) + clude (root: to close)
af- (prefix: to) + fect (root: to do/make)
act (root: to do) + -ion (suffix: noun form)
感染无处不在。
The infection spread rapidly through the city.
感染迅速蔓延到整个城市。
这种感染是通过空气传播的。
Doctors warned that the infection could be transmitted through the air.
医生警告说，这种感染可以通过空气传播。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.