词汇 | daddy-longlegs |
释义 | daddy longlegs noun[ C ] uk /ˌdæd.i ˈlɒŋ.leɡz/ us /ˌdæd.i ˈlɑːŋ.leɡz/pluraldaddy longlegs informal forcrane fly大蚊,长脚蚊(crane fly的非正式说法) Brand X Pictures/Stockbyte/GettyImages Insect names anopheles ant aphid beastie bedbug dragonfly dust mite earwig earworm elm bark beetle housefly insect jigger ladybird lepidopterist silverfish sow bug spider mite stick insect swallowtail daddy longlegs | American Dictionarydaddy longlegs noun[ C ] infmlus/ˌdæd·iˈlɔŋˌleɡz/pluraldaddy longlegs a small creature with eight legs that looks like a spider Examples of daddy longlegsdaddy longlegs Further research proved that some daddylonglegs are spiders. From The Verge The daddylonglegs that are spiders are monsters. From The Verge With their irrational fear of spiders, arachnophobes are scared of both harmless daddylonglegs and poisonous brown recluse spiders. From Huffington Post They're also referred to as daddylonglegs. From Slate Magazine The wood-eating beetles, caterpillars, spiders, daddylonglegs, grass-hoppers, and flies, are all grist for my mill--or bill, rather. 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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