insect

英 [ˈɪnsekt]

美 [ˈɪnsekt]

n.  昆虫

复数：insects　

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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

• 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。
• Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees.
  偶然引入美国的亚洲昆虫；对柑橘树和苹果树有害。
• He was bitten by an insect in the garden.
  他在花园里被虫子咬了一口。
• 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。
• The ant is a social insect.
  蚂蚁是一种群居昆虫。
• Some resistance resources has also played important role in sorghum disease and insect resistance breeding.
  一些抗性资源也在高粱抗病虫育种方面发挥了作用。
• Some suggestions for the further control and study on this insect pest were also proposed.
  对今后的防治和研究提出了一些建议。
• The crop failure was due in part to drought and in part to insect pests.
  歉收一半儿由于干旱，一半儿由于虫灾。
• Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
  许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
• The traveller's face was covered with insect bites.
  旅行者满脸都是被虫子叮咬的疙瘩。