| 词汇 | firefly |
| 释义 | firefly noun[ C ] uk /ˈfaɪə.flaɪ/ us /ˈfaɪr.flaɪ/ an insect that is active during the night and whose tail produces light萤火虫 James Jordan Photography/Moment/GettyImages Insect names anopheles ant aphid beastie bedbug deathwatch beetle dragonfly dust mite earwig earworm housefly insect jigger ladybird lepidopterist silverfish sow bug spider mite stick insect swallowtail Fireflies and glowworms make light to protect themselves. Glowworms make light to scare other animals, and some fireflies make light to show they aren’t good to eat. And in the trees there were owls, and in the bushes there were whip-poor-wills, and sometimes a mockingbird, but no other kinds of birds, and at night the fireflies were all about. If man could emit light in relative proportion to his size as compared with the firefly, he would need no other torch in the coal-mine. Outside innumerable fireflies studded the night with gold. The fireflies of the West Indies emit a continuous glow of considerable luminous intensity and the natives have used these imprisoned insects as light-sources. The wind was blowing, and there were fireflies, and the dogs were jumping up and down. firefly | American Dictionaryfirefly noun[ C ] us/ˈfɑɪərˌflɑɪ/(alsolightning bug) a small insect that produces flashes of light when it flies at night Examples of fireflyfirefly A theory of complex reverberatory behaviour, first analysed in connection with interactions of fireflies, is shown to be applicable also to neural populations. Crystal structure of firefly luciferase throws light on a superfamily of adenylate-forming enzymes. Cut to the deck of an aircraft carrier scrambling fighter-bombers that disappear like fireflies in the sky. Firefly luciferase : the structure is known, but the mystery remains. Firefly luciferase consists of two domains of different size. It is the flash of a firefly in the night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was merely a firefly, but we did not know that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But in my opinion, the passage cannot qualify as "repulsive"or"horrible," because it introduces a note of fantasy with the firefly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spawning ground for the firefly squid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the aunt notices something - under the tin are two small, glowing fireflies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, he gets out with the help of fireflies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In firefly, oxidation of luciferins, which is catalyzed by luciferases, yields a peroxy compound 1,2-dioxetane. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other important thiazole dervatives are benzothiazoles, for example, the firefly chemical luciferin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her movements are dependent on how the firefly moves, and the player aims to guide her through worlds containing various obstacles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These fireflies are most noticeable around twilight, in the early part of the evening and hover close to the ground. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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