infest

英 [ɪn'fest]美 [ɪn'fɛst]
  • vt. 骚扰；寄生于；大批出没；大批滋生
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pest害虫。
infest害虫大批出没于,侵扰。
in在里面,fest即pest害虫。

lamp油灯。
lambent火焰轻轻摇曳的。

hack劈砍。
haggle乱砍,乱劈。
ck变成g,-le动词尾,表示反复。

中文词源

infest 大量滋生

in-,不，非，-fest,击，打，抓住，词源同defend,manifest.其原义为抓不住的，控制不住的，引申词义骚扰，麻烦，大量滋生。词义演变比较opportune.

英文词源

infest (v.)
late 15c., "to attack, assail, hurt, distress, annoy," from Middle French infester, from Latin infestare "to attack, disturb, trouble," from infestus "hostile, dangerous," originally "inexorable, not able to be handled," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + -festus "(able to be) seized." Sense of "swarm over in large numbers" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Infested; infesting.

双语例句

1. Several animals in sea water can infest wood.
海水中有好多动物能侵害木材.
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2. Vermin infest their youth, and fortunes must be spent for curative powders.
害虫侵扰他们的青春和财富必须为治疗粉花.
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3. Watch out for fleas and ticks that may infest your pet.
密切注意是否有跳蚤在宠物身上.温热的天气给跳蚤提供了很好的生存环境.
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4. Mosquitoes and insects infest the damp area.
潮湿之地蚊虫孳生.
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5. Pubic lice infest only pubic hair.
阴虱仅寄生于阴毛.
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