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

scorpion

/ˈskɔːpɪən

noun

1A terrestrial arachnid which has lobster-like pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over its back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas.

Order Scorpiones.

As the frog struggles against the current with the scorpion on his back, he suddenly feels the piercing sting of the scorpion's tail....

Some of the more poisonous scorpions lived in the deserts of Egypt.
A few yards away, a South African officer has found one of the small but highly poisonous scorpions which infest the area.

1.1Used in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion.

1.2 (the Scorpion) The zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius.

1.3 (scorpions) literary A whip with metal points.

With allusion to 1 Kings 12:11

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio(n-), based on Greek skorpios 'scorpion'.

单词	scorpion
释义	scorpion /ˈskɔːpɪən / noun 1A terrestrial arachnid which has lobster-like pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over its back. Most kinds live in tropical and subtropical areas. Order Scorpiones. As the frog struggles against the current with the scorpion on his back, he suddenly feels the piercing sting of the scorpion's tail.... Some of the more poisonous scorpions lived in the deserts of Egypt. A few yards away, a South African officer has found one of the small but highly poisonous scorpions which infest the area. 1.1Used in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion, e.g. false scorpion, water scorpion. 1.2 (the Scorpion) The zodiacal sign Scorpio or the constellation Scorpius. 1.3 (scorpions) literary A whip with metal points. With allusion to 1 Kings 12:11 Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin scorpio(n-), based on Greek skorpios 'scorpion'. Rhymes Scorpian
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