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infestation n.（鼠等)侵扰；（疾病）传染 (1) 检查员报告厨房蟑螂成灾。(2) 所要采取的首要措施是寻找虫害传染源。 If you're scared of bugs, you're not going to like learning about an infestation, which is a huge amount of insects going where they're not supposed to be. If a house is full of cockroaches or other bugs, that's an infestation. One or two bugs doesn't count: an infestation means lots of bugs are invading, and it's a huge problem. Also, when plants are attacked by lots of swarming insects, that's called an infestation or plague.

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英 [ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn] (1) The inspector reports cockroach infestation in the kitchen.(2) Locating the source of infestation is the first and most important step. An infestation is an invasion of insects on a place like a house or an attack by insects on a plant.

英语单词	infestation
英美音标	英 [ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn]
中文释义	n.（鼠等)侵扰；（疾病）传染
英语例句	(1) The inspector reports cockroach infestation in the kitchen. (2) Locating the source of infestation is the first and most important step.
中文例句	(1) 检查员报告厨房蟑螂成灾。 (2) 所要采取的首要措施是寻找虫害传染源。
vocabulary简明	An infestation is an invasion of insects on a place like a house or an attack by insects on a plant.
vocabulary扩展	If you're scared of bugs, you're not going to like learning about an infestation, which is a huge amount of insects going where they're not supposed to be. If a house is full of cockroaches or other bugs, that's an infestation. One or two bugs doesn't count: an infestation means lots of bugs are invading, and it's a huge problem. Also, when plants are attacked by lots of swarming insects, that's called an infestation or plague.

Infestation Insects House Bugs Huge Lots 英 ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn] 美