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。
• 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）。
• The decision as to which infections and infestations should be included among the STD's is therefore somewhat arbitrary.
  至于性传播传染病与虫害侵扰性疾病都应该包括在性传播疾病内的决断因而是略微武断的。
• This area in central Africa has been struggling to cope with the devastating impact of drought and locusts infestations.
  这方面一直挣扎在中部非洲的破坏性影响为应付干旱和蝗虫侵扰。
• Farmers understand that adverse weather or severe pest infestations, for-example, can produce crop failure, or lack of response.
  农民也知道如遇不利天气或虫害严重，作物会出现减产现象，或实行的各项措施达不到预期效果。
• 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。
• Pest control dangerous goods store an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations.
  防治虫鼠危险物品仓用来治疗十二指肠、蛲虫和蛔虫横行的杀虫。
• 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。
• The arrival of warm weather raises the spectre of disease and increased rat infestations caused by rotting garbage.
  天气转暖使人们担心垃圾腐烂会引起疾病传播和鼠群猖獗。
• Historically, areas of Africa have experienced periodic locusts infestations, which can completely destroy crops.
  历史上，非洲地区蝗虫侵扰经历周期，它可以完全摧毁农作物。