beetle

英[ˈbiːtl]美[ˈbiːtl]

n.甲虫；

复数：beetles;

第三人称单数：beetles;

过去式：beetled;

过去分词：beetled;

现在分词：beetling;

例句

He trod the golden beetle underfoot.他把一只金色的甲虫踩在脚下。

goldsmith beetle金工甲虫

Look at the beautiful beetle!看那只漂亮的甲虫！

Foxes will scratch up grass to find tasty bug and beetle morsels.狐狸会挖草地,寻找美味的虫子和甲壳虫.

She felt like a beetle toiling in the dust. She was filled with repulsion.她觉得自己像只甲虫在地里挣扎, 心中涌满愤恨.

Also known as Darwin's beetle, the Chilean stag's extraordinary mandibles help it attract a female mate.也叫做达尔文甲虫, 智利鹿角虫惊人的下颚帮助它吸引异性.

Each shot of spray lingers on the beetle's body and may take several minutes to evaporate.每次放射后残留在甲虫躯体上的液体要经过几分钟才挥发干净.

European beetle; infests beehives.欧洲甲虫; 在蜂窝中滋生.

He tickled gently at its glossy carapace,but the stubborn beetle would not budge.他轻轻地搔着甲虫光滑的壳，但这只固执的甲虫就是不动。

A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

甲虫

A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.

英汉词典释义

n.

甲虫

vt. & vi.

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英英词典释义

Noun

1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

Verb

1. be suspended over or hang over;

2. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle;

3. beat with a beetle

Adjective

1. jutting or overhanging;