| 词汇 | glow-worm |
| 释义 | glow-worm noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡləʊ.wɜːm/ us /ˈɡloʊ.wɝːm/ a beetle, the females and young of which produce a green light from the tail萤火虫 Ali Majdfar/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 Examples of glow-wormglow-worm Not only the splendor of the sun, but the glimmering light of the glow-worm, proclaim his glory. From Project Gutenberg Her face was in shadow now, but there was a glow-worm light in her beautiful eyes that seemed faintly to illuminate her whole face. From Project Gutenberg Is there not some flavor of the sun and glow-worm here? From Project Gutenberg Then somewhere ahead of him he caught a moving glow, like that of a crawling glow-worm. From Project Gutenberg The sunset glories faded, while avenues of living white and glow-worm green lights sprang into being. From Project Gutenberg She went thither with a dark lantern, which could but twinkle like a glow-worm through the volume of obscurity that filled the great, dusky edifice. From Project Gutenberg She was one shine and shiver of diamonds, from head to foot;--she palpitated light, like a glow-worm. From Project Gutenberg It looked scarcely larger than the lamp of a glow-worm, but it shone out very distinct in the darkness. From Project Gutenberg As he came near that smothered glow-worm of a street-lamp it assumed for him the betraying glare of a huge spot-light. From Project Gutenberg The glow-worm derives the first part of its name from its luminosity, and the second from its worm-like appearance. From Project Gutenberg With a sigh, the glow-worm turned away from his listeners and crept back again into the dark passage. From Project Gutenberg A glow-worm twinkled in the grass under the hedge, but no ray of light pierced the impenetrable gloom within. From Project Gutenberg Now and then you may see the larva of one of these, which is the glow-worm beside the path. From Project Gutenberg It was a glow-worm, who obligingly offered to light the way for them. From Project Gutenberg There was nothing now in the world but himself and this glow-worm wandering across his hand. From Project Gutenberg 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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