infestation

/ˌɪnfeˈsteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnfeˈsteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)

infestation — noun

  • infestationsingular
  • infestationsplural

1. a situation where many unwanted insects, animals, or other small organisms are p

1.名詞B2
釋義

a situation where many unwanted insects, animals, or other small organisms are present in a place or on a living thing, often causing harm or disease

例句

The Wang family found a serious cockroach infestation in their new apartment's kitchen.

cockroach infestation — [pest] + infestation pattern

Farmers in the region are struggling with a locust infestation that has destroyed nearly every crop.

struggling with a locust infestation

同義詞
  • plague

    suggests a sudden, widespread outbreak causing disaster, often used for locusts or rats

  • invasion

    focuses on the act of entering unwanted; broader—can be used for armies or weeds

  • outbreak

    more common for diseases, but used for sudden pest appearances

文法句型

infestation of [pest]

[pest] infestation

用法筆記

Often used with a noun phrase describing the pest, for example a flea infestation, a rat infestation, or a head-lice infestation. Can also be used as an uncountable noun (The house suffered from severe infestation.).

常見錯誤

❌The kitchen had an infection of cockroaches.
✅The kitchen had an infestation of cockroaches.
💡'infection' refers to disease in a living body; 'infestation' refers to unwanted pests in a place.
❌There was an infestation of rats in the garden, but only a few.
✅There was an infestation of rats in the garden
💡they were everywhere.' — 'infestation' implies large numbers, not just a few.