| infest | 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) Origin: L. Infestare, fr. Infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. Infester. See Defend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| infestation | Development on (rather than in) the body of a pathogenic agent, e.g., body lice. Synonym: ectoparasitism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infest |
invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" invade: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" live on or in a host, as of parasites
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| infestation |
the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| infestation |
(in
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
|
| infestation |
Presence in numbers (eg, of insects, mites, or nematodes). Do not confuse with "infection," a term that applies onlyto living, diseased plants or animals.
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/25368/e_glossary.html
|
| infestation |
A term used to describe an invasion of parasites.
Ãâó: www.peteducation.com/dict_alpha_listing.cfm
|
| infest | invade in great numbers, as of pests |
|---|---|
| infest | live on or in a host, as of parasites |
| infest | occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
| infest | a swarm of insects that attack plants |
| infest | the state of being overrun in unpleasantly large numbers (as by parasites) |
| infest | (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers |
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|