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

• 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。
• 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；
• The ant is a social insect.
  蚂蚁是一种群居昆虫。
• Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
  圆形身体的小甲虫，色彩鲜艳并有斑点，通常吃蚜虫和其它有害的昆虫。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
  许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
• 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。
• 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。