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单词 contagious
释义
contagious
adjective
uk
/kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/us
/kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/
A contagiousdiseasecan becaughtbytouchingsomeone who has thediseaseor bytouchinganinfectedobject, or by aninfectedpersoncoughing,sneezing, etc. near you:
Theinfectionishighlycontagious, so don'tletanyoneelseuseyourtowel.这种传染病极易传染，所以不要让别人用你的毛巾。
There werefearsthe contagiousdiseasecouldwipeoutlivestockover awidearea.
A contagiouspersonhas adiseasethat they canpassto otherpeople:
Keep him out ofschooluntil he's not contagiousanymore.在他不再传染前，别让他上学了。
Thepatientis most contagious for the first 3weeksfromtheirearliestsymptom.
A contagiousfeelingspreadsquicklyamongpeople:
（情感）具有感染力的，蔓延的
Fear is contagious.恐惧是会传染的。
Hispresencewaswarmand hiswitwas contagious.
More examples
  • Flu is a contagiousrespiratoryillnessspreadby theinfluenzavirus.
  • Measles is contagious aweekbefore and after therashappears.
  • Hestressedthat thediseaseis not contagious and said thatpeopleshould nothoardantibiotics.
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(Definition ofcontagiousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
contagious
adjective
uk
/kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/us
/kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/
A contagiousdiseasecan becaughtbytouchingsomeone who has thediseaseor apieceofinfectedclothing.
（疾病）接触性传染的
Theinfectionishighlycontagious, so don'tletanyoneelseuseyourtowel.这种传染病极易传染，所以不要让别人用你的毛巾。
A contagiouspersonhas a contagiousdisease.
（人）患传染病的，带传染源的
Keep him out ofschooluntil he's not contagiousanymore.在他不再传染前，别让他上学了。
A contagiousfeelingspreadsquicklyamongpeople.
（情感）具有感染力的，蔓延的
Fear is contagious.恐惧是会传染的。

contagious| American Dictionary

contagious
adjective
us
/kənˈteɪ·dʒəs/
(of adisease)ableto becaughtbytouchingsomeone with thediseaseor something thepersonhastouchedorworn, or (of aperson) having thistypeofdisease:
ahighlycontagiousstrainofflu
fig.Contagious alsomeansmovingeasilyfrom onepersonto another:
Themoodwas contagious, andsooneveryone waslaughing.
(Definition ofcontagiousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontagious

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The mood iscontagious, and the images are larger than life, because those who articulate such views have both voice and influence.
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If the disease iscontagious, it could then begin spreading again among non-vaccinated individuals.
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The age of onset ofcontagiouslaughter is unknown.
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There is an enthusiasm to his voice that iscontagious.
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Contagiousbehaviour is exemplified by a rule such as "if others are fleeing, flee also".
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He argued that people's attitudes, or some of them, werecontagious.
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Measles is one of the mostcontagiousinfectious human diseases causing many complications and deaths [5].
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Such a situation can arise if there is acontagiouselement or spatially and temporally localized variation in other ' driving ' variables.
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Other studies looked at biological vulnerability to disease, in terms of children's beliefs regarding what might becontagious, and the possible agents of disease.
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One commonly observed feature of currency crises is their tendency to becontagious.
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The existence of a credible state insurance fund, he believed, would eliminate the fear that drove bank runs andcontagiouspanics.
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Contagioussignaling is an effective but neglected means of synchronizing the biological state and behavior of individuals in groups.
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Dispersing populations sometimes move as groups, and not as independent individuals, and hence settle together in suitable habitats in a spatiallycontagiouspattern.
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Contagiousmagic is simply the belief that a magical object can transfer its magic to a second party through physical contact.
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She reaches the same conclusion: swearing iscontagious, and mutually reinforcing.
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