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 in·fest /ɪnˈfɛst/
 (vt.)騷擾,群居于,大批出沒

 in·fest /ɪnˈfɛst/ 及物動詞
 侵染,感染,侵擾

 In·fest a.  Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.]

 In·fest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.]  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.
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 infest
      v 1: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
           [syn: overrun]
      2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant
         infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
         [syn: invade, overrun]
      3: live on or in a host, as of parasites