in-fan-try*man /'mfantriman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a soldier who
fights on foot 步'美
infarction /m'faikj'n; NAmE -'fa:rk-/ noun {medical E) a condition in which
the blood supply to an area of tissue is
blocked and the tissue dies 每塞；梗死 in-fatu-ated /m'faetXueitid/
adj.
~ (with sb/sth) having a very strong
feeling of love or attraction for sb/sth so that you cannot think clearly and
in a sensible way 热恋如；痴情的
CW71 besotted ： She was completely in/atuated ivfth hfm•她完全迷恋上了他。 in-fatu-ation /m.faetXu'eiJ'n/ noun [C, u]
(with/for sb/ sth) very
strong feelings of love or attraction for sb/sth, especially when these are
unreasonable and do not last long (尤指一时的）热恋，痴迷：ft isn’t iove, it’s just a
passing i/i/atuation•那不是爱情，只不过是一时的痴迷。
in-fect /m'fekt/ verb [VN]
〜sb/sth (with sth) 1 to make a disease or an illness spread to
a person, an animal or a plant 传染；使感
运：It is not possible to infect another
person through fcissfng.接吻不可能把这种病传染给他人。opeopte fn/ected wftft HIV 染上艾滋病病毒的人
2 [usually passive] to make a substance
contain harmful bacteria that can spread disease 使携带病菌 HTTl contaminate ： eggs in/ected with saZmoneHa 带沙门氏菌的鸡蛋
3 to
make a computer virus spread to another computer or program 传染，使感染（计算机病毒）4 to make sb share a
particular feeling使感染（某种感情）；影响：She infected the children with
her enthusiasm for music. 音乐的热爱感染了孩子们。： in.fected 〇■» /m'fektid/ a办 containing harmful bacteria 带菌的；感染病菌的：The wound from the dog bite
had become infected. ^ ^
口感染了。◊ an in/ected water 受污染的供氽系嬈
iri-fecti〇n 〇nw /m'fekjn/ noun 1 [U] the act or process of causing or
getting a disease 传染；感染：to be exposed to in/ecriori暴露于易受感染
的环境◊ to increase the risfc o/in/ection增加传染的危险
—see
also cross-infection 2 [C] an
illness that is caused by bacteria or a vims and that affects one part of the
body (身体某部位的）感染；传染病：an ear/ throat, etc. in/ection 耳部、喉部等感染◊ to spread an
fn/ecrion .传染疾病
o note
at disease —compare
CONTAGION
infectious 0-■ /in'fekXas/ adj.
1 an infectious disease can be passed easily from one person to another,
especially through the air they breathe传染性的，感染的（尤指通过呼吸）：Flu is higWy fn/ectious.流感的传染性很高。◊ (f/gwraf/Ve) rious
iaughter 富有感染力的笑声
2 [not usually before noun] if a person or an animal is infectious,
they have a disease that can be spread to others 患有传染病；有传 染力：J’msriHfn/ecrious•我还处在传染期。一compare contagious
►
in.fec.tidus.ly :
to
laugh infectiously 笑得有感染力
iivfec*tious‘ness/7〇w/7 [U] in-fect-ive /m'fektiv/ adj. (medical IS) able to cause
infection会传染的；传染性的
infer /m_f3:(r)/ 叱叻（-rr-) 1 〜sth (from sth) to reach an
opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of information that is
available 推断；
推论；推理 H77l deduce
： [VN] Much of the meaning must be inferred. 介om the context.大部奋含意必须从上下文中推余。◊ [V
that] It is reasonable to infer that the
government knew about these deaZs.有理由推逼政府知悉这些交易。2(/?〇^7-
to
suggest indirectly that sth is true 间接地提 出；暗示；意指：[V
(that)] Are you in/erring (that)
J’m not capaWe 0/doing the job?你的言外之意是不是我不能
胜任这份工作？ [also
VN]
in-fer-ence /'mfarans/
noun 1 [C] something that you
can find out indirectly from what you already know 推 断的结果；结论 deduction
： to draw/make fn/erences yirom f/ie data 根据资
$•推论出结果◊ TTie clear inference is that the
universe is expanding.
论是宇备在扩大。2 [U]
the act or process of forming an opinion, based on what you alread.y know 推断；_ M;推论："he is gu卩ty then, by in/erence, so is his
wife (= it is logical to think so, from the
same evidence). 如果他有罪，那么由此可以推断他的妻子也同样有罪。
in-fer-ior /m'fi8ria(r); NAmE -'fir-/ adj., noun
»adj. 1 ~ (to sb/sth) not good or not as good as sb/sth else较差的；次的；比不上…的：0/1‘n/erior quaHfy劣 质的◊ fn/erior goods 劣质■商品◊ to mafce sb/eei fn/erior 使某人.‘自惭形移◊ Modem music is
considered in/erior to that o/t/ie past.现代音乐常^认为不如过去
的。2 [usually before noun]
(/brmfl/) of lower rank; lower 级别低的；较低的：an inferior oj^cer下级军官I3IB
m noun a person who is not as good as sb else; a
person who is lower in rank or status不如别人的人；级别（或
地位）低的人
in-fer-ior-ity /m.fieri'orati; NAmE -.firi'oir-; -'a:r-/ noun [u] the state of not being
as good as sb/stli else 低等；劣
等；劣势：a sense 〇/ fn/eriorify 自卑感◊ sociaZ fn/er-
forify 社会地位低下 superiority
inferi'ority complex noun a feeling that you are not as good, as
important or as intelligent as other people
>自卑感；自卑情结
in-fer-nal /m'f3：nl; NAmE in'fsirnl/ adj. 1 [only before noun] {old-fashioned) extremely annoying 可
恶的：Stop t/wit in/erna〖 noise/别知么死命嚷嚷了！
2 (//terary) connected with hell 地狱的；阴间的► in.fer- nal-ly /-nali/ adv.
in-ferno /m'famau; NAmE m'f3：rnou/ noun [usually sing.] {pi. -os) a very large dangerous fire
that is out of control
无法控制的关火：a in/emo熊熊的/烈
焰冲天的火海
in-fer-tile /in'f3：tail; NAmE in'f3：rtl/ adj. 1 (of people, animals and plants 人或动’植物）not able to have babies or
produce young 不育的；不结果实的：an fn/ertiZe coupZe —对乐能生育的夫妇2 (of land 土地）not able to produce good
crops 贫瘠的
t*nn
fertile ► in-fer-til-ity /.infar'tilati; NAmE -f3：r't-/ noun [U] ： an infertility clinic 垚治不育症的诊所◊ treatment/or coupies对不
育症夫妇的治疗
In-fest /m'fest/ verb [VN] [usually passive] (especially of
insects or animals such as rats尤指昆虫i全鼠之类的 动物）to exist in large numbers
in a particular place, often causing damage or disease 大量滋生；大被出没
于：sharfc-in/ested waters 餐;鱼成群的水域◊ 77ie kitchen was 时ested with ants•厨房里到是蚂政。Hn.festa- tion /.infe'steijn/ noun [C, U] ： an infestation of lice 虱子
in-fi-del /'infidal/ noun (old use) an offensive way of
referring to sb who does not believe in what the speaker considers to be the
true religion 异教徒
WHICH WORD?词语辨析
infer ♦ imply
■rlnfer and imply have
opposite meanings. The two words can describe the same event, but from
different points of view. If a speaker or writer implies something, they
suggest it without saying it directly. * infer和imply意义相反，两词可能描述同
一事情，但角度不同。imply意为暗示、暗指、意味
着：The article implied that the pilot was
responsible /or沩eacc/Vfcnf.文章暗指飞行员应对事故负责。If you infer something from what a speaker or writer says, you
come to the condusion that this is what he or she means. * infei•意为从…中推断、推论、推
、，定：/
inferred
from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.我从这篇文章推断飞
行员应对事故负责。
:■ Infer is. now often
used with the same meaning as imply. However, many people consider that
a sentence such as Are you inferring that I'm a liar? is incorrect, although it is fairly common
in speech.现 在infer常与imply用以表达相同的含义，不过许多
'人认为 Areinferring that I’m a liar?::_(:你意患綦说
我是撒谎者吗？）这样的句子不正确，虽然此用法在
口语中相当普遍。