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词汇 catching
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Definition of catching in English:

catching

adjectiveˈkatʃɪŋˈkætʃɪŋ
  • 1predicative (of a disease) infectious.

    〈非正式〉(疾病)传染的,传染性的

    chicken pox is catching until scabs form on all the blisters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Billy's zest for life and sense of fun is catching.
    • The patient may be afraid that their partner will think that it is catching.
    • It brings to mind a contagious catching ailment.
    • I am sure you have been in a situation when someone laughed, and it just seemed as though the laughter was catching.
    • The disease is catching and will spread to other trees.
    Synonyms
    infectious, contagious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreading
    dated infective
    1. 1.1 (of a person's emotion or mood) likely to spread to other people.
      her enthusiasm is catching

      〈喻〉她的热情具有感染力。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Habits such as smoking and, indeed, overeating were also found to be catching.

Definition of catching in US English:

catching

adjectiveˈkaCHiNGˈkætʃɪŋ
  • 1predicative (of a disease) infectious.

    〈非正式〉(疾病)传染的,传染性的

    Huntington's chorea isn't catching

    亨廷顿舞蹈病不会传染。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am sure you have been in a situation when someone laughed, and it just seemed as though the laughter was catching.
    • It brings to mind a contagious catching ailment.
    • Billy's zest for life and sense of fun is catching.
    • The patient may be afraid that their partner will think that it is catching.
    • The disease is catching and will spread to other trees.
    Synonyms
    infectious, contagious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreading
    1. 1.1 (of a person's emotion or mood) likely to spread to other people.
      her enthusiasm is catching

      〈喻〉她的热情具有感染力。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Habits such as smoking and, indeed, overeating were also found to be catching.
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