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{
"term": "injection",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance",
"labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **give somebody an injection**"
},
{
"text": "He was treated with penicillin injections."
},
{
"text": "daily injections of insulin"
},
{
"text": "An anaesthetic was administered **by injection**."
},
{
"text": "In some US states execution is by **lethal injection**."
},
{
"text": "Both groups received a second injection with the same solution."
},
{
"text": "Can I bring my dog in for his booster injection?"
},
{
"text": "He had to have a tetanus injection after injuring himself with a shovel."
},
{
"text": "The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection."
},
{
"text": "The rats received a daily injection of the drug."
},
{
"text": "They gave her an injection to stop the pain."
},
{
"text": "an injection against whooping cough"
},
{
"text": "an injection into the vein"
},
{
"text": "injections for diabetes"
}
],
"topics": ["Healthcare"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["intramuscular", "intravenous", "painkilling"],
"verb + injection": ["have", "administer", "give somebody"],
"preposition": ["by injection", "injection against", "injection for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a large sum of money that is spent to help improve a situation, business, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The theatre faces closure unless it gets an urgent cash injection."
},
{
"text": "The company had reached the size where it needed an injection of capital."
},
{
"text": "The infrastructure requires a massive cash injection."
},
{
"text": "a cash injection from the Belgian state"
},
{
"text": "an injection of cash into the economy"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["massive", "substantial", "much-needed"],
"verb + injection": ["need", "require", "give something"],
"preposition": ["injection from", "injection into"],
"phrases": ["an injection of capital, cash, resources, etc."]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an act of forcing a liquid or other substance into something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a 2-litre direct injection engine"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdʒekʃn/",
"audio": "in/injection/injection__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdʒekʃn/",
"audio": "in/injection/injection__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin injectio(n-), from the verb inicere, from in- ‘into’ + jacere ‘throw’."
}