pests

英 [pɛsts]

美 [pɛsts]

n.  害虫; 害兽; 害鸟; 讨厌的人(或物)
pest的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 害虫；害兽
  Pestsare insects or small animals which damage crops or food supplies.
  1. ...crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases...
     对一些主要病虫害有抵御能力的作物
  2. Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
     一种叫玉米根虫的害虫每年会让粮食减产10%。
  3. ...new and innovative methods of pest control.
     防治虫害的创新办法
• N-COUNT 讨厌鬼（尤指儿童）
  You can describe someone, especially a child, as apestif they keep bothering you.
  1. He climbed on the table, pulled my hair, and was generally a pest.
     他爬桌子，拽我的头发，总之是个讨厌鬼。

双语例句

• 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。
• Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests.
  蜗牛包括普通食用蜗牛和一些有害蜗牛。
• Almost all countries regulate incoming plant material because of the risk of pests and pathogens for agriculture.
  鉴于害虫与病原体对农业带来的威胁，几乎所有的国家都对引进植物资源进行管制。
• The spread of pests damaged countless fruit trees.
  虫害的蔓延损害了无数果树。
• In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests
  从短期来看，喷洒化学药品显然能有效控制虫害。
• Moles also eat many lawn and garden pests.
  鼹鼠还可以吃掉很多草坪和花园里的害虫。
• Flies and mosquitoes are pests.
  苍蝇和蚊子都是害虫。
• Several key crops failed when they were attacked by pests.
  一些主要农作物由于遭受虫害而歉收。
• One of the major pests of Chinese date trees was studied regarding the sex lure phenomenon.
  本文对枣树主要害虫之一&枣步曲的性引诱现象做了一些初步的研究。
• Moreover, the industry's biggest problems relate to a lack of water and fertiliser, not pests.
  此外，该行业的最大问题与缺水和缺乏肥料有关，而不是害虫。