Feb 14, 2021 07:54
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English term
(to) contract
COVID-19
GBK
English to Chinese
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.
Example sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +1 | 感染 |
Frank Feng
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Proposed translations
+1
Frank Feng
China
China
China
Financial, Medical, Game, IT Translation
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Simplified) , Mandarin Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Mandarin Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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感染
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.
In come context "contract" can also be translated as 染上, which is less formal.
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。
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