(某处)被大量害虫/寄生虫等侵扰、滋生;也可指充斥着令人不快的人或事物(常带强烈负面语气)。
/ɪnˈfɛstɪd/
The garden is infested with mosquitoes.
花园里蚊子成灾。
The abandoned apartment block was infested with rats, and the residents complained that the smell and noise made it unlivable.
那片废弃的公寓楼老鼠泛滥,住户抱怨气味和响动让人无法居住。
来自拉丁语 infestus,原意与“敌对的、侵扰的、不安全的”相关,后来在英语中逐渐固定为“(害虫等)成群侵扰、在某处大量出现”的含义。