in·fest /ɪnˈfɛst/
(vt.)騷擾,群居于,大批出沒
in·fest /ɪnˈfɛst/ 及物動詞
侵染,感染,侵擾
In·fest a. Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.]
In·fest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.] To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.
To poison vermin that infest his plants. --Cowper.
These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. --Addison.
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away. --Longfellow.
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infest
v 1: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
[syn: overrun]
2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant
infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
[syn: invade, overrun]
3: live on or in a host, as of parasites