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Infest Verb Place Large Numbers Infesting 英[ɪnˈfest 美[ɪnˈfɛst

单词 infest
音标
英[ɪnˈfest] 美[ɪnˈfɛst]
解释
vt.大批出没,成群出现;在…上寄生,寄生于;骚扰;
例句

VERB
(昆虫、老鼠等)大批出没于,侵扰
When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage.
例:...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 dangerous are infesting a place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place.
例:Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities.市中心充斥着犯罪与毒品。
变形
noun:infestation~third:infests~done:infested~ing:infesting~past:infested~

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