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单词 insect
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insect

noun
 
/ˈɪnsekt/
/ˈɪnsekt/
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    any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. ants, bees and flies are all insects.
    • Most birds spend most of the day eating insects.
    • There are about 30 million species of insects in the world.
    • insect species
    • insect repellent (= a chemical that keeps insects away)
    • an insect bite
    • The pesticide is lethal to all insect life.
    • methods to ensure the plants are as free of disease and insect pests as possible
    Collocations The living worldThe living worldAnimals
    • animals mate/​breed/​reproduce/​feed (on something)
    • fish/​amphibians swim/​spawn (= lay eggs)
    • birds fly/​migrate/​nest/​sing
    • insects crawl/​fly/​bite/​sting
    • insects/​bees/​locusts swarm
    • bees collect/​gather nectar/​pollen
    • spiders spin/​weave a web
    • snakes/​lizards shed their skins
    • bears/​hedgehogs/​frogs hibernate
    • insect larvae grow/​develop/​pupate
    • an egg/​a chick/​a larva hatches
    • attract/​find/​choose a mate
    • produce/​release eggs/​sperm
    • lay/​fertilize/​incubate/​hatch eggs
    • inhabit a forest/​a reef/​the coast
    • mark/​enter/​defend (a) territory
    • stalk/​hunt/​capture/​catch/​kill prey
    Plants and fungi
    • trees/​plants grow/​bloom/​blossom/​flower
    • a seed germinates/​sprouts
    • leaves/​buds/​roots/​shoots appear/​develop/​form
    • flower buds swell/​open
    • a fungus grows/​spreads/​colonizes something
    • pollinate/​fertilize a flower/​plant
    • produce/​release/​spread/​disperse pollen/​seeds/​spores
    • produce/​bear fruit
    • develop/​grow/​form roots/​shoots/​leaves
    • provide/​supply/​absorb/​extract/​release nutrients
    • perform/​increase/​reduce photosynthesis
    Bacteria and viruses
    • bacteria/​microbes/​viruses grow/​spread/​multiply
    • bacteria/​microbes live/​thrive in/​on something
    • bacteria/​microbes/​viruses evolve/​colonize something/​cause disease
    • bacteria break something down/​convert something (into something)
    • a virus enters/​invades something/​the body
    • a virus mutates/​evolves/​replicates (itself)
    • be infected with/​contaminated with/​exposed to a new strain of a virus/​drug-resistant bacteria
    • contain/​carry/​harbour bacteria/​a virus
    • kill/​destroy/​eliminate harmful/​deadly bacteria
    see also stick insect Insect is often used to refer to other small creatures, for example spiders, although this is not correct scientific language.
    Extra Examples
    • An insect was buzzing around the room.
    • Gardeners welcome birds as they control insect pests.
    • Insects had bored deep into the wood.
    • Social insects, such as ants, live in large colonies.
    • The wood should be treated against insect attack.
    • Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial insects as well as harmful ones.
    • Wasps are the master builders of the insect world.
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.a2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • flying
    • winged
    • aquatic
    … of insects
    • swarm
    verb + insect
    • repel
    • control
    • kill
    insect + verb
    • buzz
    • fly
    • crawl
    insect + noun
    • attack
    • infestation
    • bite
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally denoting any small cold-blooded creature with a segmented body): from Latin (animal) insectum ‘segmented (animal)’ (translating Greek zōion entomon), from insecare ‘cut up or into’, from in- ‘into’ + secare ‘to cut’.
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