(to) contract

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: (to) contract
Definition from Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.

Example sentence(s):
  • Anyone of any age can contract pneumonia, but it tends to be common in children aged four years and under, and in the elderly. Better Health Channel
  • However, the briefing makes clear that four in five of the population “are expected” to contract the virus. The Guardian
  • Data shows thousands could contract virus in Memphis area without social distancing Memphis News & Weather
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5 +1感染
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感染


Definition from 百度百科:
感染,是一个汉语词语,拼音是gǎn rǎn,一般是指病毒感染,即病原微生物以及寄生虫等侵入机体并生长繁殖引起的病理反应及对机体造成的损害;病原体由传染源通过一定途径侵入另一机体;亦指通过语言文字或其他形式引起别人相同的思想感情。

Example sentence(s):
  • 约翰·霍普金斯大学(Johns Hopkins University)汇集的数据显示,美国是感染人数最多的国家,确诊病例超过45万。 - WSJ  
  • 您在患冠状病毒病(COVID-19)之后可以痊愈。感染新型冠状病毒并不意味着您会终生携带此病毒。 - WHO  
  • 美国纽约市布朗克斯动物园一只老虎由美国爱荷华州兽医实验室确诊感染了新冠病毒,是全美国首例确诊动物感染新冠病毒的病例。 - BBC  

Explanation:
Please note there is another English term of "infection/infect" also translated as 感染 (verb & noun) in Chinese, but the meaning is different from "contract".
In come context "contract" can also be translated as 染上, which is less formal.
Frank Feng
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