infection
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/ɪnˈfekʃn/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈfekʃn/
when germs get into your body and make you sick
Washing hands helps prevent infection.
洗手有助于预防感染。
a sickness caused by germs in one part of the body
The doctor treated the skin infection with medicine.
医生用药治疗了皮肤感染。