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单词 vermin
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Definition of vermin in English:

vermin

noun ˈvəːmɪnˈvərmən
  • 1treated as plural Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which carry disease, e.g. rodents.

    killed as vermin or game, the pumas have gone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The birds are vermin just like pigeons are, in the same sense that weeds are weeds if they are growing in an undesirable, inappropriate place.
    • He also believes the area could soon become a haven for disease spreading vermin.
    • You have to be going fast enough to kill the vermin instantly otherwise it's just cruelty to animals.
    • Other animals including horses, dogs, cats, poultry, vermin and wildlife can act as carriers and help spread the disease.
    • The couple live in an area where people often shoot birds, vermin and deer.
    • Who was to say that Old Macdonald only had domestic farm animals and traditional vermin?
    • The mesh should then be weighted down around the perimeter of the stack preventing access by rodents or other vermin.
    • Foxes are not the predatory vermin some would like us to believe they are at all.
    • Foxes, regarded as vermin, were killed by farmers and labourers, but without undue ceremony.
    • The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been called in to try to tackle the vermin on a pig farm.
    • We lived in a time when jack rabbits were vermin and the ranchers wanted all of them killed and I sure helped them out a bunch.
    • Cane rats should not be confused with domestic rodents such as rats and mice which can be disease-carrying vermin.
    • Rats are disease-carrying vermin and they should be eradicated.
    • Surely, the presence of these disease carrying vermin is totally unacceptable and it is high time the authorities do something about them!
    • There are issues of public safety concerning the pub in its current state and it is attracting vermin such as pigeons.
    • It can also be used to fence in pets or protect flower beds from damage by pets and wild vermin such as rabbits.
    • These include habitats where vermin, reptiles or insects gather and, according to Al Biruni, deserted places, prisons and places of grief and mourning.
    • Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin.
    • Pastoralists fear that cuts to the maintenance of the number one vermin fence could see wild dog numbers explode.
    • The hunters complain that foxes are vermin and un-hunted pose a serious threat to farm livestock.
    1. 1.1 Parasitic worms or insects.
      his clothes are infested with vermin
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Unfortunately, it is periodically infested with bugs and vermin, which can harass citizens, contaminate buildings, etc.
      • I have yet to read of their concern regarding cruelty done by the poisoning, trapping etc, of rats, mice, cockroaches and all other vermin.
      • And if something isn't done about it soon, we are going to have a serious vermin infestation in the town.
      • Improper handling of garbage and the transmission of disease by insects and vermin posed major health problems for the population.
      • Some patients did not bathe, others were infested with vermin, and modesty was an issue, especially with female patients.
      • Trench warfare also led to stalemates that triggered even more casualties from vermin and disease.
      • Even with an hour's ride yet he had detected the stale smell of blood and vermin infested rot.
      • Baptiste said the roofless building had been a haven for rats, snakes, centipedes and other vermin.
      • This scheme will increase vermin, smells and fly infestation of our town.
      • Legally, the council is obliged to deal with noise and air pollution and only has to respond to queries about vermin infestations.
      • The area was filthy and vermin infested, the report stated.
      • One environmentally friendly way to annihilate vermin from your garden: By spraying it with dishwashing liquid.
      • Ravenscourt Park forbids the feeding of ducks as this encourages vermin and disease.
      • For centuries we have referred to them as weeds, pests, vermin and disease.
      • Steel does not rot, warp, crack, split or change with the weather and it is termite and vermin proof.
    2. 1.2 People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society.
      the vermin who ransacked her house
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In this Bharat, the uncivilised savages claim the mantle of culture and the traitorous vermin parade as sentinels of nationalism.
      • They are not vermin - they are part of our society and they also have ambitions.
      • You can hobble your way right down to Guantanamo Bay with the rest of the vermin.
      • She would probably be laughing about it with the rest of her vermin companions tonight.
      • Finding most of your vermin enemies is relatively easy.
      Synonyms
      despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society

Derivatives

  • verminous

  • adjective ˈvəːmɪnəsˈvərmənəs
    • After 48 hours in a verminous cell, he was granted bail but faces a five-year jail sentence if his case ever comes to trial.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Joshua's army, similarly, faced a Canaanite culture verminous in its wickedness and power to corrupt.
      • His cell became verminous, so did his hair and body.
      • I lived in some verminous dives in my youth, but spent a few glorious years in a Dinkytown flat and Uptown.
      • At night, I toss and turn, and watch my trusty verminous companions scurrying to and fro.

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis 'worm'.

Rhymes

determine, ermine
 
 

Definition of vermin in US English:

vermin

nounˈvərmənˈvərmən
  • 1treated as plural Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease, e.g., rodents.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Who was to say that Old Macdonald only had domestic farm animals and traditional vermin?
    • Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin.
    • Rats are disease-carrying vermin and they should be eradicated.
    • It can also be used to fence in pets or protect flower beds from damage by pets and wild vermin such as rabbits.
    • Foxes, regarded as vermin, were killed by farmers and labourers, but without undue ceremony.
    • Surely, the presence of these disease carrying vermin is totally unacceptable and it is high time the authorities do something about them!
    • These include habitats where vermin, reptiles or insects gather and, according to Al Biruni, deserted places, prisons and places of grief and mourning.
    • Other animals including horses, dogs, cats, poultry, vermin and wildlife can act as carriers and help spread the disease.
    • The mesh should then be weighted down around the perimeter of the stack preventing access by rodents or other vermin.
    • The couple live in an area where people often shoot birds, vermin and deer.
    • The hunters complain that foxes are vermin and un-hunted pose a serious threat to farm livestock.
    • Cane rats should not be confused with domestic rodents such as rats and mice which can be disease-carrying vermin.
    • The birds are vermin just like pigeons are, in the same sense that weeds are weeds if they are growing in an undesirable, inappropriate place.
    • The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been called in to try to tackle the vermin on a pig farm.
    • There are issues of public safety concerning the pub in its current state and it is attracting vermin such as pigeons.
    • You have to be going fast enough to kill the vermin instantly otherwise it's just cruelty to animals.
    • Foxes are not the predatory vermin some would like us to believe they are at all.
    • He also believes the area could soon become a haven for disease spreading vermin.
    • Pastoralists fear that cuts to the maintenance of the number one vermin fence could see wild dog numbers explode.
    • We lived in a time when jack rabbits were vermin and the ranchers wanted all of them killed and I sure helped them out a bunch.
    1. 1.1 Parasitic worms or insects.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Trench warfare also led to stalemates that triggered even more casualties from vermin and disease.
      • This scheme will increase vermin, smells and fly infestation of our town.
      • Unfortunately, it is periodically infested with bugs and vermin, which can harass citizens, contaminate buildings, etc.
      • For centuries we have referred to them as weeds, pests, vermin and disease.
      • Steel does not rot, warp, crack, split or change with the weather and it is termite and vermin proof.
      • Improper handling of garbage and the transmission of disease by insects and vermin posed major health problems for the population.
      • The area was filthy and vermin infested, the report stated.
      • Ravenscourt Park forbids the feeding of ducks as this encourages vermin and disease.
      • Even with an hour's ride yet he had detected the stale smell of blood and vermin infested rot.
      • Legally, the council is obliged to deal with noise and air pollution and only has to respond to queries about vermin infestations.
      • I have yet to read of their concern regarding cruelty done by the poisoning, trapping etc, of rats, mice, cockroaches and all other vermin.
      • Some patients did not bathe, others were infested with vermin, and modesty was an issue, especially with female patients.
      • And if something isn't done about it soon, we are going to have a serious vermin infestation in the town.
      • Baptiste said the roofless building had been a haven for rats, snakes, centipedes and other vermin.
      • One environmentally friendly way to annihilate vermin from your garden: By spraying it with dishwashing liquid.
    2. 1.2 People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society.
      the vermin who ransacked her house
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She would probably be laughing about it with the rest of her vermin companions tonight.
      • They are not vermin - they are part of our society and they also have ambitions.
      • In this Bharat, the uncivilised savages claim the mantle of culture and the traitorous vermin parade as sentinels of nationalism.
      • You can hobble your way right down to Guantanamo Bay with the rest of the vermin.
      • Finding most of your vermin enemies is relatively easy.
      Synonyms
      despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis ‘worm’.

 
 
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