单词	pest
释义	pestpest /pest/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpest Origin: 1500-1600 French peste ‘plague’, from Latin pestis Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a new strategy for pest control Stop being such a pest, Timothy. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A different type of biologically engineered pest control is claimed to have been effected through a free-living soil bacteria. Farmers employ mixed cropping systems and plant local cultivars with some resistance to pests. He thought it was a phone pest until police collared the culprit with a phone tap. The heron gobbled up land crabs which, without the herons, had become a pest on the islands. word sets WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► other · Transmitted by green fly and other sucking pest.· I can't remember all the other pests in my garden, there have been so many.· On other nights I dreamed of other pests.· Similarly predators are encouraged to control other pests such as slugs, snails and the Solomon's seal sawfly.· Spray roses in pots with water daily to keep humidity up; watch out for greenfly and other pests.· This was to rid Glasgow's Arches of rats and mice and any other pests that were lurking there. NOUN► control · The local Rentokil pest control branch were contacted to see if they could help.· Vineyards like Napa Ridge like the idea of using low impact, natural pest control and are pleased with the preliminary results.· Six devices have been sent to people with links to pest control, farming and hunting in the past fortnight.· Entomology was also taking on an economic role as its application to pest control became evident.· It is these concerns which have encouraged a move back towards biological or organic methods of pest control.· Gardening in tomorrow's world Future pest control at a stroke?· The researchers were actually working on a mouse contraceptive vaccine for pest control, according to New Scientist.· A different type of biologically engineered pest control is claimed to have been effected through a free-living soil bacteria. ► insect · Plants under stress from drought, disease or nutrient deficiency are the most likely to attract insect pests.· Smaller birds that prey on insect pests also raid fruit crops, which must be netted.· Also insect pests and diseases increase when the same crops are grown year after year.· Many birds nest and sleep in hedges and eat insect pests.· The house longhorn beetle is another insect pest which seems to be confined to parts of Hampshire and south-west Surrey.· Some plants already possess genetic resistance to attacks by insect pests while others resist certain fungal diseases. ► management · A multidisciplinary approach to pest management is essential. VERB► become · In classical biological control, a natural enemy is introduced to control an organism that has become a pest in its absence.· The heron gobbled up land crabs which, without the herons, had become a pest on the islands.· I fear that from becoming perhaps a local nuisance he will become a pest.· Two centuries later, the mongrels have found an identity of their own and have become a pest.· Creeping thistle, haunt of the charming meadow brown butterfly, can become a real pest if it gets a foothold.· Everywhere it has become a pest.· Vincent's constant demands for attention were becoming a pest.· Foxhunters say that they perform a valuable service, controlling the numbers of foxes, which can become pests. 1a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies → vermin:  a chemical used in pest control2informal an annoying person, especially a child
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