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infest 音标拼音: [ɪnf'ɛst] vt. 骚扰,群居于,大批出没 骚扰,群居於,大批出没 infest v 1: invade in great numbers; " the roaches infested our kitchen" [ synonym: { infest}, { 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" [ synonym: { invade}, { overrun}, { infest}] 3: live on or in a host, as of parasitesInfest \ In* fest"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Infested}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Infesting}.] [ L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See { Defend}.] 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. [ 1913 Webster] To poison vermin that infest his plants. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. -- Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster]
Infest \ In* fest"\, a. [ L. infestus. See { Infest}, v. t.] Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 18 Moby Thesaurus words for " infest": beset, crawl with, creep with, flood, infiltrate, inundate, invade, overrun, overspread, overswarm, penetrate, permeate, pervade, plague, ravage, swarm, swarm over, swarm with
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