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

• She flapped a newspaper at the insect.
  她用报纸拍虫子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Corn is attacked by a number of plant parasites and insect pests.
  玉米受到一些植物寄生虫和虫害的侵害。
• He was bitten by an insect in the garden.
  他在花园里被虫子咬了一口。
• 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。