Infest
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 骚扰, 扰乱
- ［英］ v. 骚扰, 扰乱 ( to overrun or inhabit in large numbers; swarm in or over)
- ［记］ in ( 进入) +fest ( 匆忙) -> 匆忙起来 -> 骚扰
- ［同］ 同根词:festinate ( 赶快, 加速)
- ［例］ Mice infested the old house.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb
- Etymology: French infester, from Latin infestare, from infestus hostile
- Date: 1602
- 1. to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner <a slum infested with crime><shark-infested waters>
- 2. to live in or on as a parasite
- ? infestant noun
- ? infestation noun
- ? infester noun
