infestation

英 [ˌɪnfɛsˈteɪʃən]

美 [ɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən]

n.  骚扰，侵袭，扰害，横行；（盗贼、鼠、虫等的）成群出现

复数：infestations　

医学

BNC.22880 / COCA.16718

柯林斯词典

• VERB (昆虫、老鼠等)大批出没于,侵扰
  When creatures such as insects or ratsinfestplants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage.
  1. ...pests like aphids which infest cereal crops.
     像蚜虫这样大肆侵害谷物的害虫
• VERB 遍布于;充斥
  If you say that people or things you disapprove of or regard as dangerousare infestinga place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place.
  1. Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities.
     市中心充斥着犯罪与毒品。

英英释义

noun

• a swarm of insects that attack plants
  1. a plague of grasshoppers
  Synonym:plague
• the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

双语例句

• Joint Organization for Locust and Avian Pest Control International Conference on Locust and Grasshopper Infestation
  防治蝗虫和害鸟联合组织
• Cases of human infestation with this parasite are relatively rare.
  这种寄生虫寄生人体的例子是比较罕见的。
• Professional pest management services allow you to relax, secure in the knowledge that you are protecting your home, family or business from termite infestation and the presence of unhealthy pests.
  专业害虫管理服务可给你轻松、在害虫知识中确保你的家庭或者商业避免有白蚁大批出没和对健康有害的害虫。
• Bacteria may invade a plant through an infestation of insect parasites carrying the pathogen. a plant can also be inoculated by man.
  细菌可通过带菌的寄生昆虫的蔓延而侵染植物。植物也可能受人的感染。
• The other infestation I've seen from clothing is scabies.
  我见过另一个通过衣服传染的疾病是疥疮。
• Mainland provincial quarantine authorities were put on alert two months ago about the ant infestation.
  内地的检疫部门两个月前留意到（火）大批出没/生蚁患。
• Natural causes include drought, flooding, unfavourable weather conditions, plant disease, and insect infestation.
  天然原因包括干旱、洪水泛滥、天候异常、虫害和植物疾病等。
• At the same time, Buffalo was struggling with a sizable rat infestation.
  同时，水牛是一个相当大的挣扎鼠患。
• The infestation of avocado root rot disease is not visually detectable.
  鳄梨树根腐病的感染用视觉是无法探测出来的。
• The inspector reported cockroach infestation in the kitchen.
  检查员报告厨房蟑螂成灾。