| 词汇 | insect |
| 释义 | insect noun[ C ] uk /ˈɪn.sekt/ us /ˈɪn.sekt/ A2 a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal: 昆虫 Ants, beetles, butterflies, and flies are all insects.蚂蚁、甲虫、蝴蝶和苍蝇都是昆虫。 insect biteI've got some sort of insect bite on my leg.我腿上被小虫咬了一口。 Some trees exude from their bark a sap that repels insect parasites.一些树的树皮会分泌出一种汁液来驱除寄生在树上的昆虫。 An insect bit me on the arm.一只小虫子叮了我的胳膊。 Why did you stamp on that insect?你为什么要踩那只虫子？ Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of insects.我能听到帐篷外面昆虫发出的持续不断的嗡嗡声。 The spider preys on small flies and other insects.蜘蛛捕食小苍蝇和其他昆虫。 Insect names anopheles ant aphid beastie bedbug deathwatch beetle dragonfly dust mite earwig earworm house dust mite housefly jigger ladybird lepidopterist silverfish sow bug spider mite stick insect swallowtail insect | American Dictionaryinsect noun[ C ] us/ˈɪn·sekt/ biology a type of small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts, and often two pairs of wings, for example, an ant, beetle, or butterfly Examples of insectinsect Pollinaria are natural markers of insect visits to orchids, as there are no other obvious means by which they would be acquired by insects. In its representational space, two new insect objects could be made visible. For all other insects, typically only one adult emerged from each seed. How many species of host-specific insects feed on a species of tropical tree? Study of the effect of food on the biology of insects is important in understanding host suitability of plant-infesting insect species. In contrast, species relying on more permanent (predictable) food supplies (such as aerial insects) were present all years. The object of the side mirror is to light the side of the insect which would otherwise be in shadow. Yet it is questionable whether these scientific developments have been applied effectively to develop solutions to remove the constraints placed on mankind by insects. The sterile insect technique has demonstrated its ability to reduce fruit fly populations, and consequently reduce damage to fruit. The model further assumes that mortality rates are equal among the developmental stages and that developmental rates are homogeneous among individual insects. The above study suggested that dipterous larvae might be good test insects since their availability was fairly steady throughout the year. Farmers were asked to rate (as good, fair or bad) storage behaviour in terms of keeping quality and tolerance to insect pests. Firstly, alien insects causing economic damage are more likely and more rapidly discovered than insects that are economically harmless. He suggested that crop diversity increases the populations of natural enemies of insect pests. However, fruit set under open field conditions was frequently near 100%, whereas fruit set in these insect enclosures averaged only 56.0%. 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. Collocations withinsectinsectThese are words often used in combination with insect. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alien insect Consequently, an alien insect is usually discovered when it is already firmly established, spreading and causing damage. aquatic insect It seems that we do not know the concentration of ammonia or other products of decomposition which are harmful or lethal to any aquaticinsect. beneficial insect A drop in beneficialinsect fauna has occurred. 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. See all collocations with insect |
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