infest
infest
verb
infestation
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.](一般作 be infested)(of insects or animals) be present (in a place or site) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease
（昆虫，动物）大批出没于；侵扰
the house is infested with cockroaches.
这座房子蟑螂成灾。
[as adj., in combination -infested]shark-infested waters.
鲨鱼大量出没的水域。
infestation
noun
语源
- late Middle English (in the sense 'torment, harass'): from French infester or Latin infestare 'assail', from infestus 'hostile'. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent
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