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

双语例句

• For this reason, the life of man of practice and the life of the man in the infest society is totally different worlds.
  所以修行人及一般人必定是泾渭分明的两个世界。
• Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems.
  颜色鲜艳的甲虫，以植物的叶子为食；幼虫在树根和树干上滋生。
• Since caterpillars have evolved to neutralize these chemicals, they are able to infest over one-hundred toxin-producing plant species across the United States.
  而毛毛虫进化得足以抵御这些化学物质，足以自如应对全美上百种有毒植物。
• Ecological Study of the Mortality of Colorectal Cancer during Different Periods after Schistosomiasis Was Primarily Eliminated; Such substances are mainly used to control pests that infest cultivated plants and crops or to eliminate disease-carrying insects in specific areas.
  基本消灭血吸虫病后不同时期的结肠、直肠癌死亡情况的生态学研究主要用于控制侵扰作物的害虫或者在特定地区消灭传染疾病的昆虫。
• "Easyjetsetters" infest clubs and bars at weekends.
  周末里“”出没于俱乐部和酒吧。
• If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use.
  如果它们大批滋生在葡萄藤上，甚至农药也常常没有了效用。
• A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.
  宫殿有鼠患，瘸猫比快马强。
• Several animals in sea water can infest wood.
  海水中有好多动物能侵害木材。
• This articles discusses the treatment and stabilization of the weathered infest side slope in karst area of Jiu Xiang resort in Kunming, by using high-rate plants ( such as Vetiver) as plant fence.
  应用（改良）香根草等高植物篱技术治理与稳固昆明九乡喀斯特（岩溶）地区石漠化病害边坡。
• Buzzing insects will infest all your trees and the crops of your soil.
  害虫要吃尽你所有的树木和土地的出产。