infect
v[esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sth)
1 cause sb/sth to have a disease; contaminate sb/sth 使某人[某物]传染、 感染; 污染某人[某事物]
The laboratory animals had been infected with the bacteria. 实验室的动物都已受到这种细菌的感染.
an infected wound 受到感染的伤口
Clean the infected area with disinfectant. 把受感染的部分用消毒剂消毒.
Police have sealed off infected areas of the country. 警方已将全国各感染区封锁了.
2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬) fill (sb's mind) with undesirable ideas 用坏思想感染(某人的思想)
a mind infected with racial prejudice 受到种族偏见影响的头脑.
3 (fig approv 比喻, 褒) fill (sb's mind or spirit) with happy and positive ideas or feelings 用快乐的、 好的思想感情感染(某人的心灵)
Her cheerful spirits and bubbling laughter infected the whole class, ie They became happy too. 她那快乐的情绪和爽朗的笑声感染了全班.
He was caught, put in chains, and sent to America as a slave.
他被抓住了,带上镣铐,送到美国当奴隶。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。