infection

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Vi khuẩn, virut gây bệnh truyền nhiễm

BrE /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ AmE /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

noun en → vi

1 ILLNESS [singular] B1

Vi khuẩn, virut gây bệnh truyền nhiễm

a disease that is caused by bacteria or a virus and spreads from one person to another, often through the air or by touching something an infected person has touched

  • an infection of sth

Collocations bacterial infection · viral infection

  • He has a chest infection.

    Anh ấy bị nhiễm trùng phổi.

2 COMPUTER [singular] B2

Vi-rút máy tính, phần mềm độc hại

a program that is designed to damage or steal information from a computer system, often without the user's knowledge

  • computer infection

Collocations anti-virus software · virus infection

  • The computer was infected with a virus.

    Máy tính bị nhiễm vi-rút.