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

• Research and development in insect biology and insect resistant plants languished during this period.
  这一时期昆虫生物学和抗虫植物的研究和发展很不景气。
• 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。
• 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。
• DDT sprayed into the air kills mosquitoes and other insect pests.
  喷射到空气中的DDT能杀死蚊子和其他有害昆虫。
• He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up to a point
  他发现把昆虫的翅膀比作一艘帆船在某种程度上是有用的。
• An insect pest fatal to cotton had struck the crop.
  棉花遭受了一种致命的虫害。
• The action of a pathogen and an insect vector changed the ecology of the rabbit.
  病原体和昆虫媒介改变了兔子的生态学。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。