infestations

英 [ˌɪnfɛsˈteɪʃənz]

美 [ˌɪnˌfɛˈsteɪʃənz]

n.  骚扰，侵袭，扰害，横行；（盗贼、鼠、虫等的）成群出现
infestation的复数

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。

双语例句

• They could damage crops and make them vulnerable to infection and infestations by pests and weeds, thereby reducing food supplies and potentially contributing to malnutrition.
  它们会损害庄稼，使庄稼易受害虫和杂草的影响和侵袭，因此引起食物供应不足和潜在的营养不良。
• It is well established in the United States and Canada with serious infestations in the Great Lakes and St.
  这种植物之所以值得研究，是因为它严重侵扰了五大湖区及圣劳伦斯地区。
• Infestations of these caterpillars may defoliate oaks and other hardwood trees but usually do no permanent damage.
  这些毛虫的侵扰可能使橡树落叶和其他树木的硬木树但通常都没有永久性损伤。
• Heavy infestations may cause weight loss and death.
  沉重的感染可能会导致体重减轻和死亡。
• Insect infestations in certain cotton-growing regions of the world have caused dramatic increase in the price of cotton on the world market.
  害虫在世界范围内的棉花种植区肆虐导致了棉花价格的飞涨。
• This makes rats particularly susceptible to poisoning ( hence its popularity in controlling rat infestations).
  这使得老鼠特别容易中毒（因此这是控制鼠患的好方法）。
• It's a rare person who has never had to deal with head lice with children being the most susceptible to infestations.
  这是一个罕见的人从来没有谁处理头虱与儿童是最容易受到侵袭。
• The worst drought to hit the United States since the 1930s has farmers coping with a number of impacts, from cyanide poisoning in cattle to fungal infestations in corn.
  美国遭受自20世纪30年代以来最严重的旱灾，农民忙着应付一系列的冲击，从牛氰化物中毒到玉米被真菌污染。
• These pigs had acquired lungworm infestations presumably containing masked influenza virus under natural conditions.
  这些猪在自然条件下已受到含有隐蔽流感病毒的肺丝虫寄生。
• Piperazine citrate is the drug of choice in the treatment of Ascaris infestations.
  枸橼酸哌嗪治疗蛔虫感染是最好的药物。