(1)傳(污)染(cause to have a disease;carry germs)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～people/animals/plants(with...)使人/動物/植物染上(……)病;be (become)～ed with bacteria/cholera/a bad cold/the flu 染上細(xì)菌/霍亂/重感冒/流感;an～ed wound/leg 感染的傷口/腿;an～ed area 傳染病流行區(qū);The water/food/meat is～ed with germs. 水/食品/肉受到了細(xì)菌的污染。
(2)影響(尤以壞的方式)(influence，esp in a bad way)[尤pass：T+n，T+n +prep(with)](fig，derog)：～a person with one's laziness/racial prejudice/bad mood/sadness 因懶惰/種族偏見/壞心情/悲痛而影響別人;
(3)感染 (fill sb's mind or spirit with happy and positive ideas or feelings)[尤pass：T+n，T+n +prep(with)](fig，approv)：We were～ed with his courage/his enthusiasm/his high spirits/his bubbling laughter/his happiness.我們受到他的勇氣/熱情/高漲的情緒/咯咯的笑聲/快樂的感染。
→in′fection n 傳染(病)，影響，感染;in′fectious adj 傳染性的，有感染力的