in·fest /ɪnˈfest/ vt. 1. (害虫、盗贼等)大批出没于；侵扰；骚扰 shark-infested waters 大批鲨鱼出没的水域 The waterway is infested with pirates. 这条航道有大批海盗出没。 The passengers began to infest the deck. 旅客们开始拥上甲板。 2. 寄生于 a lice-infested person 虱子满身的人 3. 遍布于 The landscape was drab and infested with brick ovens. 景色单调，唯见砖窑遍布。 [< L infestāre to molest, attack < infestus hostile]