beetle

英 [ˈbiːtl]

美 [ˈbiːtl]

n. 甲虫; “甲壳虫”小汽车(一款大众牌小汽车的英语名)
v. 快速移动

复数：beetles　现在分词：beetling　过去式：beetled　第三人称单数：beetles　过去分词：beetled　

Collins.1 / BNC.8094 / COCA.7196

牛津词典

noun

甲虫
an insect, often large and black, with a hard case on its back, covering its wings. There are several types of beetle .
“甲壳虫”小汽车（一款大众牌小汽车的英语名）
the English name for the original Volkswagen small car with a round shape at the front and the back

verb

快速移动
to move somewhere quickly
1. I last saw him beetling off down the road.
  我上次见到他时，他正快步沿路而去。

noun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden)
Synonym:mallet

verb

beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
1. He beetled up the staircase
2. They beetled off home
be suspended over or hang over
1. This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
Synonym:overhang

adj

Sunday, I have the time to play in the yard and found a large beetle.
星期天，我在院子里玩的时候，发现一只很大的甲虫。
A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
一只大臭虫叮了一只小甲虫，但是小甲虫回叮了大臭虫。
That beetle you squashed was my husband,@ she sobbed.
那只你压扁的甲虫是我的丈夫，她抽泣道。
This beetle eats mainly the germ of the grain.
这种甲虫要吃谷物的胚芽。
How do this hot, toxic not injure or kill the beetle from the inside?
为什么这些在甲虫体内的热的、有毒的物质并没有伤害或者是杀死它们呢？
He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.
我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。
The microorganism controls development of larvae, but destruction of the adult beetle requires chemical insecticides.
这种微生物能控制幼虫生长，但是要杀死成年甲虫还需要化学杀虫剂。
It does seem as if he's learnt his lesson,@ added the beetle.
“他看起来好像已经从中吸取到教训了，”甲虫接着说道。
Active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects.
通常是色彩鲜艳的活跃的甲虫，捕食其它昆虫。
The adult beetle has silken hairs on its body.
甲壳虫的成虫身体上有柔软光滑的茸毛。