Unit 117

infest / ingest / incest / insect

infest v. 大批滋生，骚扰 (to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner) / ɪnˈfɛst/

• A battalion of ants infested Marley's kitchen after she left an open container of sugar on the counter overnight.

v. 寄生于 (to live in or on as a parasite)

• TV presenter Michael Mosley swallowed tapeworms and monitored himself in order to use his infested body as a hook for his show Infested! Living with Parasites.

ingest v. 吃，吞下 (to swallow) / ɪnˈdʒɛst/

• TV presenter Michael Mosley ingested three tapeworms, by mouth, then tracked their progress for his show.

incest n. 乱伦 (sexual intercourse between closely related persons) /ˈɪnsɛst/

• Children born from incest can suffer genetic mutations because their parents are too closely related.

insect n. 昆虫 (a small animal that has six legs and a body formed of three parts and that may have wings) /ˈɪnsɛkt/

• Entomologists are scientists who specialize in the study of insects.

literate / literal / literary

literate adj. 受过教育 (able to read and write) /ˈlɪt(ə)rət/

• My little brother loves books but we still have to read to him because he is not yet literate.

literal adj. 逐字的，字面上的 (giving the meaning of each individual word) /ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l/

• Translation is a fine art that balances interpretation with a blow by blow, literal account of the words in question.

adj. 不夸张的 (not exaggerate)

• The judge directed the witness to give a literal account of the events.

literary adj. 文字的 (of or relating to literature) /ˈlɪt(ə)(rə)ri/

• Hemingway's literary gifts are so renown that he is often referred to as the father of the great American novel.