infest

in'fest

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. invade in great numbers
v. live on or in a host, as of parasites

vt. 骚扰, 寄生于, 大批出没
[医] 传染, 感染

Collins 星级

18,990

BNC 频率

17,621

使用频率

infest 由前缀 in-（表示“在…里面”）和词根 fest（源自拉丁语 festare，意为“侵犯、侵扰”）组成，整体意思是“在某处侵扰或滋生”。

例句

1. The garden was infested with bugs last summer.

去年夏天，花园里满是虫子。

2. Rats can infest old buildings if they are not kept clean.

如果不保持清洁，老建筑可能会被老鼠侵扰。

3. The farmer had to call an exterminator because his crops were infested with pests.

农民不得不叫灭虫师，因为他的庄稼被害虫侵扰。