caterpillar
英 [ˈkætəpɪlə(r)]
美 [ˈkætərpɪlər]
n. 毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)
复数：caterpillars
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
- That is not said right,'said the Caterpillar.
这是不正确的说，'毛毛虫说。 - A caterpillar's dream to fly.
一个梦想飞翔的毛虫。 - 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。 - 'Not a bit,'said the Caterpillar.
“我瞧不出。”毛毛虫说。 - ` Not a bit, 'said the Caterpillar.
一点也不。毛毛虫说。 - 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。 - I used to watch the whole process from caterpillar to chrysalis and then to butterfly.
我通常观察蝴蝶的整个生命过程&从毛虫变成蛹再变成蝴蝶。 - The little bird is in love, the ants live together, the fly is pregnant, and the mosquito has a miscarriage, the butterfly divorces, the caterpillar remarries.
小鸟恋爱了，蚂蚁同居了，苍蝇怀孕了，蚊子流产了，蝴蝶离婚了，毛毛虫子改嫁了。 - This is my own "the very hungry caterpillar".
这是属于我自己的好饿好饿的毛毛虫。 - He was a big, fat caterpillar.
它是一条胖嘟嘟的大毛虫了。