late 15c., "to attack, assail, hurt, distress, annoy," from Middle French infester, from Latin infestare "to attack, disturb, trouble," from infestus "hostile, dangerous," originally "inexorable, not able to be handled," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + -festus "(able to be) seized." Sense of "swarm over in large numbers" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Infested; infesting.
infest 英文释义
1. invade in great numbers;
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host;
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
3. live on or in a host, as of parasites
infest 双语例句
1. Several animals in sea water can infest wood.
海水中有好多动物能侵害木材.
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2. Vermin infest their youth, and fortunes must be spent for curative powders.
害虫侵扰他们的青春和财富必须为治疗粉花.
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3. Watch out for fleas and ticks that may infest your pet.
密切注意是否有跳蚤在宠物身上.温热的天气给跳蚤提供了很好的生存环境.
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4. Mosquitoes and insects infest the damp area.
潮湿之地蚊虫孳生.
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5. Pubic lice infest only pubic hair.
阴虱仅寄生于阴毛.
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infest 实用场景例句
shark-infested waters
鲨鱼成群的水域
牛津词典
The kitchen was infested with ants.
厨房里到处是蚂蚁。
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an infestation of lice
长满虱子
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...pests like aphids which infest cereal crops.
像蚜虫这样大肆侵害谷物的害虫
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Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities.
市中心充斥着犯罪与毒品。
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They set gigantic drone robots loose over the planet and then infest it with organic monsters.
五面怪安插巨型机器人于塞伯坦星上,以作骚扰.
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Thieves, robbers and bandits infest the countries so that people's lives are ruined.
监狱里人满为患,小偷 、 强盗、土匪等到处都是,弄得民不聊生.
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Several animals in sea water can infest wood.
海水中有好多动物能侵害木材.
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Vermin infest their youth, and fortunes must be spent for curative powders.
害虫侵扰他们的青春和财富必须为治疗粉花.
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Mosquitoes and insects infest the damp area.
潮湿之地蚊虫孳生.
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Watch out for fleas and ticks that may infest your pet.
密切注意是否有跳蚤在宠物身上.温热的天气给跳蚤提供了很好的生存环境.
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Pubic lice infest only pubic hair.
阴虱仅寄生于阴毛.
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A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.
