infested
past simple and past participle ofinfest
| 单词 | infested |
| 释义 | infested past simple and past participle ofinfest infest verb[T] uk/ɪnˈfest/us/ɪnˈfest/(ofanimalsandinsectsthatcarrydisease) tocauseaproblemby beingpresentinlargenumbers: Thebarnwas infestedwithrats. Passing on illness & causing disease
Examplesofinfestedinfested In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The number of visits is given according to the abundance of trees,infestedtrees and mistletoes. From theCambridge English Corpus To obtaininfestedfruits, a third instar larva was placed into a small plastic dish (diameter 17 mm, height 11 mm). From theCambridge English Corpus The stems were prepared as described above, andinfestedwith prey as for the mixed prey density treatment (iv) previously described. From theCambridge English Corpus The cane-cutters preferred the twelve-month cane; the 24-month cane was reported to be harder to cut, had lodged and wasinfestedwith weeds. From theCambridge English Corpus Fewer beetles attackedinfestedtrees in subsequent years. From theCambridge English Corpus When possible, they avoidinfestedzones until the flies recede to their limited permanent habitations. From theCambridge English Corpus The control andinfestedplants were paired and arranged in a completely randomized design in the same conditions as used for rearing aphids. From theCambridge English Corpus The family lived in conditions of extreme social disadvantage, including currently having a council houseinfestedwith rats. From theCambridge English Corpus Fiveinfestedand three uninfested control plants were available to estimate biomass loss at maturity for each accession. From theCambridge English Corpus Thereafter, as would be expected, the plant cotton may become heavilyinfested. From theCambridge English Corpus Quantitative differences were apparent for tridecane which was released in larger amounts frominfestedseeds. From theCambridge English Corpus The concentration of linolenic acid in susceptible cultivars was significantly lower underinfestedconditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Some planters do not realise the disastrous effects which follow when cane-topsinfestedwith borers are planted. From theCambridge English Corpus Taken together they wereinfestedby adults of five species of ticks and immature ticks belonging to four genera (147 records in all). From theCambridge English Corpus Aninfestedtuber was defined as one with visible tunnelling damage, regardless of the presence or absence of larvae. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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