caterpillar

英 [ˈkætəpɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈkætərpɪlər]

n.  毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)

复数：caterpillars　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10524 / COCA.13163

牛津词典

noun

• 毛虫，蠋（蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫）
  a small creature like a worm with legs, that develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insects with large, sometimes brightly coloured, wings). Caterpillars eat the leaves of plants.

柯林斯词典

• 毛虫
  Acaterpillaris a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.

英英释义

noun

• a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

双语例句

• The fractured caterpillar board of high manganese cast steel was analyzed for chemical composition, fracture and microstructure.
  对断裂的高锰钢履带板进行了化学成分、断口和金相分析。
• The Caterpillar was the first to speak.'What size do you want to be?
  毛毛虫首先开腔了：你想变成多么大小呢？
• That is not said right,'said the Caterpillar.
  这是不正确的说，'毛毛虫说。
• You are this caterpillar now;
  你们现在就是这只毛毛虫；
• I am a little caterpillar.
  我是一条小毛毛虫。
• Picture five: I can see a white caterpillar.
  图五：我可以看到一只毛虫。
• Aw, someone's turningback into a caterpillar.
  哈某人变回毛毛虫了。
• The Duck with Chinese Caterpillar Fungus?
  虫草鸭子？那是一种保健食品，对吧？
• Peculiarities in the silkworm are known to appear at the corresponding caterpillar or cocoon stage.
  蚕体的性状，亦限于相当的幼虫期或蛹期出现。
• If you can tell me the fate of Cecil the caterpillar, I will go out with you.
  如果你能说出毛虫西塞尔的命运，我就和你约会。