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in fan try man /'infantriman/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) a soldier who
fights on foot
in
farc tion /m'faikfn; NAmE -'fa:rk-/ noun (medical [£) a condition in which
the blood supply to an area of tissue is blocked and the tissue
dies $LM ; ffl/E infatuated /in'faetj'ueitid/ adj. ~ (with sb/sth) having a very strong
feeling of love or attraction for sb/sth so that you cannot think clearly and
in a sensible way ff Eft besotted : She was completely infatuated
with him. f&0
in fatu ation /in.faetju'eijn/ noun [C, U] - (with/for sb/ sth) very strong feelings of
love or attraction for sb/sth, especially when these are unreasonable and do
not last long ( Btlft )
8*35, It isn’t love, it’s just a
passing infatuation. g[$AJi:§1f,
H AMJi— in
fect On- /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 ^ : It is not possible to
infect another person through kissing. J£($iAhJ ft A 0 o people
infected with HIV ^AjtM^^liEftA 2 [usually passive] to make a
substance contain harmful bacteria that can spread disease f£ $! ff? ^ H cn?l contaminate
: eggs infected with
salmonella AI!Eft$l:lf 3 to make a
computer virus spread to another computer or
program f£i5^ ( ) 4 to make sb
share a
particular feeling {£ ^ # fig 'If ) ; & R|nl: She
infected the children with her enthusiasm for
music. ft&A
infected
0-w/m'fektid/adj. containing harmful bacteria
ffHEft; ]jg ]l[ (ft: The wound from the dog bite had become
infected. p£ Eft Mi O an infected water supply ^?§^Eft
in-fec-tion
0-w /m'fekjn/
noun 1 [U]
the act or process of causing or getting a disease ft^; to be exposed to infection HHA
Eft£f±t
o to
increase the risk of infection J^inft^W)e;l^ — see also cross-infection
2 [C]
an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of
the body ( f^-lpf: an ear/
throat, etc. infection ^p|A ^ rP Hi 0 to spread an infection o note at disease —
compare
CONTAGION
in-fectious O-w/m'fekfas/ adj.
1 an infectious disease can be passed easily from one person to another,
especially through the air they breathe $&lft
( W. ) : Flu is
highly infectious. 0 (figurative) infec
tious laughter HWliSIfeA£ft=£^ 2 [not usually before
noun] if a person or an animal is infectious, they have a disease that can be
spread to others HA'ff ^ff %kfj: I’m still infectious. —compare
contagious ► in fec tious ly adv.: to laugh infectiously
in-fec-tious-ness
noun [U]
infective /m'fektiv/ adj. (medical E) able to cause infection £#|fc|ft;
ft»Eft infer /in'f3:(r)/ verb (-rr-) 1 ~ sth (from sth) to reach an opinion or decide that sth is
true on the basis of information that is available ft ®t
; ft ife ; ft S EVTH deduce
: [VN]
Much
of the meaning must be inferred
from the context. ft®To 0
[V that] It is reasonable to infer that the government knew
about these deals. 2 (non
standard) to suggest indirectly that sth is true
In] ft ft Hi; Bf A; ^fa : [V (that)] Are you inferring (that) I’m not capable
of doing the job? f^W£h£;iJiAJi?cAtE mmifrXft? [also
VN]
inference /'infarans/ noun 1 [C] something that you
can find out indirectly from what you already know ft i$T Eft ^ ; £p
clear inference is that the universe is
expanding, ifcHAltiAA Ao 2 [U] the act or process of forming an
opinion, based on what you already know ft f$r; ft fl; ft : If he is guilty then, by inference, so
is his
wife (= it is logical to think so, from the
same evidence).
in-fer-ior /m'fi8ria(r);
NAmE
-'fir-/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 ~ (to sb/sth) not good or not as good
as sb/sth else $£H(ft; of inferior quality £
Jit Eft o inferior goods 0
to make sbfeel inferior
f^ S Aft 1#r A 0 Modem music is often
considered inferior to that of the past.
Eft o 2 [usually before noun] (formal) of lower rank; lower ;
&fft#J: an inferior officer A
m noun a person who is not as good as sb else; a
person who is lower in rank or status A#B£ij AEft A;
jm) imx
in fer ior ity /m.fiari'nrati; NAmE-,firi'o:r-; -'a:r-/ noun [U] the state of not
being as good as sb/sth else fft#; A ^; 5*7 ^: a sense of inferiority g [ji o social inferiority fiT33 SUPERIORITY
inferiority complex noun a feeling that you are
not as good, as important or as intelligent as other people
m; aim#
infer nal /m'f3:nl; NAmE in'f3:rnl/ adj. 1 [only before noun] (old-fashioned) extremely annoying $£ it A Eft ; nj Eft : Stop that infernal noise! £ij 8P ^ <H «# 7 !
2 (literary) connected with hell Eft;
Pfi |a] Eft ► in-fer- nal-ly /-nali/ adv.
in-ferno /m'fainau; NAmE m'f3:rnou/ noun [usually sing.] (pi. -os) a very large dangerous fire
that is out of control
A&SrfffJ^AA: a blazing/raging inferno MM ft! / ^
^fftAEftA'^
in fertile /in'f3:tail; NAmE in'f3:rtl/ adj. 1 (of people, animals and
plants A^c^jflf^) not able to have babies or produce young A WEft ; an infertile
couple — )ftAt££WEftA#3 2 (of land ±j&) not
able to produce good crops Eft WU3 fertile
►
in-fer-til-ity /.infai'tilati; NAmE -f3:r't-/ noun [U]: an
infertility clinic AW$Elft#|jEr 0 infertility treatment for
couples Xf A
WfmAfilft^
in fest /in'fest/ verb [VN] [usually
passive] (especially
of insects or animals such as rats A
fa l&A^Eft
zjj^d) to exist in large numbers in a particular
place, often causing damage or disease A1I4;
A fit &
A: shark-infested waters o The kitchen
was infested with ants. ► infesta
tion /.mfe'steijn/ noun [C, U]: an infestation of lice
EA
infidel /'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
WHICH WORD?
infer * imply
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Infer 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 ffl imply icXffllx.,
Wia]nJi£Mi£[WJ
-IMS, -M^AIC implytABlR MM
if: The article implied that the pilot was
responsible for the accident. If
you infer something
from what a speaker or writer says, you come to the conclusion that this is
what he or she means. * infer EAA-'-AJtSfT. Hit;,
#£ a£: / inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible
for the accident. , A
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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. 1%
infer imply mit&^|S]lft#A, AM#£ AAA Are you
inferring that I’m a liar? (
)&#lft*jAAIEiil,