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

• 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。
• The ant is a social insect.
  蚂蚁是一种群居昆虫。
• An insect pest fatal to cotton had struck the crop.
  棉花遭受了一种致命的虫害。
• Improvement of hybrids with insect resistance was also discussed.
  还对杂交稻抗虫性的改良进行了讨论。
• 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。
• Wyman was absorbed in the convulsions of the insect.
  怀曼看毛虫乱蹦乱踢，正看得有劲。
• 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。
• The bird seized the insect and bore it off to its nest.
  那只鸟捕捉到了一只昆虫并把它叼到了鸟巢里。
• 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。
• On the clues of laboratories and insect species, the investigation process of each enzyme is introduced and generalized.
  按实验室和昆虫种类为线索，归纳和概括了每一种保幼激素代谢酶的研究进程；