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infest

🇬🇧 UK/in'fest/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To be present in a place in large, harmful, or troublesome numbers; to overrun or plague.

大批出没，侵扰，寄生于

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
festroot
=infest

Common Collocations

  • 1.infest with被...侵扰
  • 2.heavily infested大量侵扰
  • 3.[infest] area[侵扰的]地区

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Cockroaches infested the entire building, requiring professional extermination.

  • 2.

    Parasites infest the intestines of many animals in tropical regions.

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