insect

英 [ˈɪnsekt]

美 [ˈɪnsekt]

n.  昆虫

复数：insects　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3450 / COCA.3405

牛津词典

noun

• 昆虫
  any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. Ants , bees and flies are all insects .
  1. insect species
     昆虫种类
  2. insect repellent (= a chemical that keeps insects away)
     驱虫剂
  3. an insect bite
     蚊虫叮咬

柯林斯词典

• 昆虫;虫
  Aninsectis a small animal that has six legs. Most insects have wings. Ants, flies, butterflies, and beetles are all insects.

英英释义

noun

• small air-breathing arthropod
• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
  Synonym:wormlousedirt ball

双语例句

• An insect pest fatal to cotton had struck the crop.
  棉花遭受了一种致命的虫害。
• Chambers 'voice droned, maddening as an insect around his head
  钱伯斯一直在他耳边嗡嗡地说个不停，他都快疯了。
• Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
  许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
• You have sunscreen and insect repellant?
  带防晒露和驱虫剂了吗？
• A tiny insect, trying to shake a mighty tree, is ludicrously ignorant of its own weakness.
  蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。
• To date, crops have been engineered for herbicide tolerance, insect and virus resistance and post-harvest quality.
  迄今为止，已经针对农作物的耐除草剂、抗虫和抗病毒的特性以及采后品质进行了基因操作。
• He used aphid fecundity data to elucidate the theoretical effects of antibiosis on insect population dynamics.
  他利用蚜虫繁殖力资料说明了抗生作用对虫口动态的理论效应。
• In this paper, In this paper, the insect community in Chinese pine forest was studied.
  本文采用常用的生物多样性统计方法，对油松林昆虫群落的生物多样性进行了研究。
• Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.
  蜜蜂之间所用的交流方式是昆虫中最为复杂的方式之一。
• The traveller's face was covered with insect bites.
  旅行者满脸都是被虫子叮咬的疙瘩。