英语词汇“insect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	insect
释义	Trends of insect View usage for: insect (ɪnsekt) Word forms: plural insects countable noun An insect is a small animal that has six legs. Most insects have wings. Ants, flies, butterflies, and beetles are all insects. Synonyms: bug, creepy-crawly [British, informal], gogga [South Africa, informal] More Synonyms of insect insect in British English (ˈɪnsɛkt) noun 1. any small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, having a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and (in most species) two pairs of wings. Insects comprise about five sixths of all known animal species, with a total of over one million named species ▶ Related adjective: entomic 2. (loosely) any similar invertebrate, such as a spider, tick, or centipede 3. a contemptible, loathsome, or insignificant person Derived forms insectean (inˈsectean) or insectan (inˈsectan) or insectile (inˈsectile) adjective insect-like (ˈinsect-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin insectum (animal that has been) cut into, insect, from insecāre, from in-2 + secāre to cut; translation of Greek entomon insect insect in American English (ˈɪnˌsɛkt) noun 1. any of a large class (Insecta) of small arthropod animals characterized, in the adult state, by division of the body into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs on the thorax, and,usually, two pairs of membranous wings, including beetles, bees, flies, wasps, and mosquitoes 2. Popularly any small arthropod, usually wingless, including spiders, centipedes, pill bugs, and mites 3. an unimportant or contemptible person Word origin < L insectum (animale), lit., notched (animal), neut. of pp. of insecare, to cut into < in-, in + secare, to cut (see saw2): from the segmented bodies: cf. entomo- Image of insect © irin-k, shutterstock Examples of 'insect' in a sentence insect Some of his compositions are named after birds and insects. Smithsonian Mag (2017) They also include coughs, colds, back pain and insect bites. The Sun (2016) Six small insects depend on mistletoe: four bugs, a beetle and a tiny micro moth. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The bird's chances of survival are slim, and depend on daily hatches of small winged insects. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They cut the skin rather than pierce it, and take longer to heal than other insect bites, which means they can easily become infected. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The entry points looked like little insect bites but disappeared in six weeks. The Sun (2011) Why is it that some insects and spiders die by suicide? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Animals and insects featured in the song will also be affected. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Who would have thought that such a small insect could have such expensive tastes? Times, Sunday Times (2010) The boils on the human population could have been caused by insect bites. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They top up with spiders and small insects for protein. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They eat smaller insects and the warm weather is good for them too. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They mop up insects and spiders as they go. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Small insects must go right inside the flower to get to it. Times, Sunday Times (2009) At first she thought it was an insect bite. The Sun (2013) Fix fake spiders and insects to it with safety pins. The Sun (2012) An insect bite put him in hospital for four weeks with blood poisoning and septicaemia. The Sun (2010) The loss of trees and backyard greenery means fewer insects for the birds to feed to their chicks. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It also absorbs potentially harmful pollutants in the air and provides food and shelter for birds and insects. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The wilderness is too often filled with the sort of animals and insects that can kill you in hours. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Has wildlife gardening actually made a difference to declining populations of native birds, insects or mammals? Times, Sunday Times (2015) They generally trap small insects, but they can sometimes be seen chasing a white butterfly. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Has anyone looked for effects on butterflies, other insects or birds? Times, Sunday Times (2012) For your information, the stick insects are all female and breed without the nuisance of the male. The Sun (2011) They are generally to be seen walking behind cattle and picking up insects that the animals' hooves disturb in the grass. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If you are venturing further abroad, wild animals and insects can present a deadly danger and avoidance is usually the key. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages insect British English: insect /ˈɪnsɛkt/ NOUN An insect is a small creature with six legs. Most insects have wings. American English: insect Arabic: حَشَرَةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: inseto Chinese: 昆虫 Croatian: kukac Czech: hmyz Danish: insekt Dutch: insect European Spanish: insecto Finnish: hyönteinen French: insecte German: Insekt Greek: έντομο Italian: insetto Japanese: 昆虫 Korean: 곤충 Norwegian: insekt Polish: owad European Portuguese: inseto Romanian: insectă Russian: насекомое Latin American Spanish: insecto Swedish: insekt Thai: แมลง Turkish: böcek Ukrainian: комаха Vietnamese: côn trùng All related terms of 'insect' insect bite a sting or bite given to a human by an arthropod of the class Insecta or by a similar invertebrate lac insect any of various homopterous insects of the family Lacciferidae, esp Laccifer lacca of India, the females of which secrete lac leaf insect any of various mostly tropical Asian insects of the genus Phyllium and related genera, having a flattened leaflike body: order Phasmida wax insect any of various scale insects that secrete wax or a waxy substance , esp the oriental species Ceroplastes ceriferus, which produces Chinese wax insect eater any placental mammal of the order Insectivora, being typically small, with simple teeth, and feeding on invertebrates . The group includes shrews , moles , and hedgehogs insect powder a powdered chemical that kills insects; insecticide insect spray a substance which can be sprayed in the home to kill insects scale insect any small homopterous insect of the family Coccidae and related families, which typically live and feed on plants and secrete a protective scale around themselves. Many species, such as the San Jose scale, are important pests stick insect A stick insect is an insect with a long body and thin legs. It looks like a small stick. spittle insect any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae , whose larvae secrete a protective spittle-like substance around themselves cochineal insect a Mexican homopterous insect, Dactylopius coccus , that feeds on cacti insect repellent a substance applied to skin or clothing which deters or repels insects water stick insect a slender sticklike flightless water bug, Ranatra linearis, that is predatory on small creatures such as water fleas Chinese wax a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially insect pest control the killing , reduction or elimination of insects which are pests , using insecticide , etc Chinese translation of 'insect' insect (ˈɪnsɛkt) n (c) 昆虫(蟲) (kūnchóng) (只, zhī) (noun) in the sense of bug Definition (loosely) any similar invertebrate, such as a spider, tick, or centipede Synonyms bug a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing creepy-crawly (British, informal) gogga (South Africa, informal) The place was crawling with goggas. related words related adjective entomic collective noun swarm related mania entomomania related phobia entomophobia see also subject word lists: See Ants, bees, and waspsSee BeetlesSee BugsSee Butterflies and mothsSee Flies subject word lists See Types of insectSee Parts of insects Additional synonyms in the sense of gogga Definition an insect The place was crawling with goggas. Synonyms insect, bug, creepy-crawly (British, informal) Synonyms of 'insect' insect Explore 'insect' in the dictionary
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