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

vermin

/ˈvəːmɪn

noun [treated as plural]

1Wild animals which 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...

Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin.
Who was to say that Old Macdonald only had domestic farm animals and traditional vermin?
Surely, the presence of these disease carrying vermin is totally unacceptable and it is high time the authorities do something about them!

1.1Parasitic worms or insects: his clothes are infested with vermin...

Unfortunately, it is periodically infested with bugs and vermin, which can harass citizens, contaminate buildings, etc.
Some patients did not bathe, others were infested with vermin, and modesty was an issue, especially with female patients.
The area was filthy and vermin infested, the report stated.

1.2People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society: the vermin who ransacked her house...

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.
In this Bharat, the uncivilised savages claim the mantle of culture and the traitorous vermin parade as sentinels of nationalism.

Derivatives

verminous

/ˈvəːmɪnəs

/ adjective ...

I lived in some verminous dives in my youth, but spent a few glorious years in a Dinkytown flat and Uptown.
His cell became verminous, so did his hair and body.
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'.

单词	vermin
释义	vermin /ˈvəːmɪn / noun [treated as plural] 1Wild animals which 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... Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin. Who was to say that Old Macdonald only had domestic farm animals and traditional vermin? Surely, the presence of these disease carrying vermin is totally unacceptable and it is high time the authorities do something about them! 1.1Parasitic worms or insects: his clothes are infested with vermin... Unfortunately, it is periodically infested with bugs and vermin, which can harass citizens, contaminate buildings, etc. Some patients did not bathe, others were infested with vermin, and modesty was an issue, especially with female patients. The area was filthy and vermin infested, the report stated. 1.2People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society: the vermin who ransacked her house... 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. In this Bharat, the uncivilised savages claim the mantle of culture and the traitorous vermin parade as sentinels of nationalism. Derivatives verminous /ˈvəːmɪnəs / adjective ... I lived in some verminous dives in my youth, but spent a few glorious years in a Dinkytown flat and Uptown. His cell became verminous, so did his hair and body. 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
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vermin

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verminous

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