infest

英 [ɪnˈfest]

美 [ɪnˈfest]

v.  大量滋生; 大批出没于

过去分词：infested　过去式：infested　现在分词：infesting　第三人称单数：infests　

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牛津词典

verb

• 大量滋生；大批出没于
  to exist in large numbers in a particular place, often causing damage or disease
  1. shark-infested waters
     鲨鱼成群的水域
  2. The kitchen was infested with ants.
     厨房里到处是蚂蚁。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (昆虫、老鼠等)大批出没于,侵扰
  When creatures such as insects or ratsinfestplants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage.
  1. ...pests like aphids which infest cereal crops.
     像蚜虫这样大肆侵害谷物的害虫
• VERB 遍布于;充斥
  If you say that people or things you disapprove of or regard as dangerousare infestinga place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place.
  1. Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities.
     市中心充斥着犯罪与毒品。

英英释义

verb

• invade in great numbers
  1. the roaches infested our kitchen
  Synonym:overrun
• live on or in a host, as of parasites
• occupy in large numbers or live on a host
  1. the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
  Synonym:invadeoverrun

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