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Verb Infest Place Large Numbers Infesting Infestation 英[ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn

单词 infestation
音标
英[ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn] 美[ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn]
解释
n.(害虫、盗贼等)群袭,出没,横行;
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
pl:infestations~verb:infest~

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