| 词汇 | lightning-bug |
| 释义 | lightning bug noun[ C ] USuk /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ ˌbʌɡ/ us /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ ˌbʌɡ/ a firefly萤火虫（同 firefly） James Jordan Photography/Moment/GettyImages Insect names anopheles ant aphid beastie bedbug deathwatch beetle dragonfly dust mite earwig earworm house dust mite housefly insect jigger ladybird silverfish sow bug spider mite stick insect swallowtail lightning bug | American Dictionarylightning bug noun[ C ] us/ˈlɑɪt·nɪŋ ˌbʌɡ/ a firefly Examples of lightning buglightning bug A range of things that swing, blink or pulsate share this quality, including clock pendulums, lightning bugs and heart cells. From Phys.Org But the numbers of "lightning bugs" appear to be dropping. From Phys.Org Lightning bugs and other bioluminescent animals produce their glow from a chemical reaction. From Wired Lightning bugs as big as giant beetles float through the air at night, staying lit for seconds at a time. From National Geographic And when we accidentally paddled over a school of startled juvenile herring, they jumped out of the water looking like kamikaze lightning bugs. From The Seattle Times Long and narrow, it looked like a kalsomined cave illumined by a lightningbug in a bottle when he turned the electric switch. From Project Gutenberg They saw many lights sparkling, and out to sea was a tall lighthouse with a gleaming beacon which flickered like a giant lightningbug. From Project Gutenberg All around in the sand were little pieces of wood, set in a circle, and on each piece of wood was a lightningbug. From Project Gutenberg I don't believe he ever would have found them, but for a kind old lightningbug, who flew on ahead, to light the way for him. 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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