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infusion

noun
🔊/ɪnˈfjuːʒn/
🔊/ɪnˈfjuːʒn/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] infusion of something (into something) (formal) the act of adding something to something else in order to make it stronger or more successful注入；灌输
    • a cash infusion into the business对企业的现金注入
    • an infusion of new talent into science education理科教育中新人才的注入
    • The company needs an infusion of new blood (= new employees with new ideas).公司需要吸收新人。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] a drink or medicine made by leaving herbs, etc. in hot water沏成的饮料；泡制的草药
    • an infusion of camomile洋甘菊的注入
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  3. [countable, uncountable] (medical医学) an act of slowly putting a drug or other substance into a person’s vein; the drug that is used in this way （药物等的）输注；输液用药物
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the pouring in of a liquid): from Latin infusio(n-), from the verb infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’.