pass on
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
Meaning: To transmit disease
传染疾病
Contagiar una enfermedad
病気をうつす
병을 옮기다
To spread an illness to another person.
把疾病传给他人。描述传染病从一个人传到另一个人。
Transmitir una enfermedad a otra persona. Describe cómo las enfermedades infecciosas se propagan de persona a persona.
病気を他の人に広めること。感染症が人から人へ伝わることを表す。
다른 사람에게 질병을 전염시키다.
Base verb: pass
Particle: on
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
Examples
- Don't pass it on to the kids. 别传染给孩子No se lo contagies a los niños子供にうつさないで아이들에게 옮기지 마.
- She passed her cold on to me. 她把感冒传染给我了Me contagió su resfriado彼女の風邪が私にうつった그녀의 감기가 나에게 옮았다.
- It's easy to pass on. 很容易传染Es fácil de contagiarうつりやすい쉽게 옮는다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: transmission, contagion, spreading
Tone: cautionary
✓ Do Say
- Pass it on传染Contagiarうつす옮기다
Origin & History
From passing something to another.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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