Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

infect

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lây bệnh cho ai đó

BrE /ˈɪnfekt/ AmE /ˈɪnfekt/

verb en → vi

past infected pp infected ing infecting

1 ILLNESS [transitive, T + obj] B1

Lây bệnh cho ai đó

to make someone ill by giving them a disease or infection

  • infect somebody with something

Collocations infect someone with a virus · infect the body with bacteria

  • The patient was infected with HIV.

    Bệnh nhân đã bị lây nhiễm HIV.

2 IDEA [transitive, T + obj] C1

Lây truyền ý tưởng cho ai đó

to make someone start to believe in or support an idea, especially one that is new and exciting

  • infect somebody with something

Collocations infect someone with enthusiasm · infect the crowd with excitement

  • His passion for music infected everyone around him.

    Sự đam mê âm nhạc của anh ấy đã lây lan niềm hứng khởi cho mọi người xung quanh.