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

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A beetle is a dark, shiny, hard-shelled insect. Your garden-loving grandmother will be distressed when she discovers her prize roses are infested with hungry beetles.

A beetle usually has pincers or a biting mouth in front and wings that are hard and protective, forming a kind of shell or armor over its body. There are around 400,000 different species of beetles, and they make up a quarter of all known animals. The beetles people are most familiar with are garden pests, nibbling on plants and flowers. The Old English word for beetle, bitela, literally means "little biter."

WORD FAMILY

beetle: beetled, beetles, beetling

USAGE EXAMPLES

Its modest backyard contained a wealth of beetles.

New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)

And when the ancient beasts disappeared, so, too, did some of these beetles.

Science Magazine(Dec 23, 2016)

And it's not uncommon to find ancient beetles, ants and other insects trapped in the fossilised tree sap.

BBC(Dec 21, 2016)

1n insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

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tiger beetle

active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects

lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug

small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

carabid beetle, ground beetle

predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects

firefly, lightning bug

nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle

long-bodied beetle having very long antennae

chrysomelid, leaf beetle

brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems

carpet beetle, carpet bug

small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics

clerid, clerid beetle

predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic

lamellicorn beetle

beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments

elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle

any of various widely distributed beetles

water beetle

any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming

whirligig beetle

aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface

Xestobium rufovillosum, deathwatch, deathwatch beetle

bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

weevil

any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles

blister beetle, meloid

beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin

bark beetle

small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils

rove beetle

active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits

Anoplophora glabripennis, Asian longhorned beetle

a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States

Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug

red ladybug with a black spot on each wing

Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle, bean beetle

introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant

Hippodamia convergens

a variety of ladybug

Rodolia cardinalis, vedalia

native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects

bombardier beetle

beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed

calosoma

any beetle of the genus Calosoma

glowworm

the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

sawyer, sawyer beetle

any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers

flea beetle

any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping

Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug

black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Anthrenus scrophulariae, buffalo carpet beetle

a small black and red and white carpet beetle

black carpet beetle

a carpet beetle that is solid black in color

bee beetle

European beetle; infests beehives

scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle

any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

stag beetle

a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers

click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle

able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

Pyrophorus noctiluca, fire beetle, firefly

tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

snout beetle

small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts

Anthonomus grandis, boll weevil

greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton

oil beetle

any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies

Spanish fly

green beetle of southern Europe

Dutch-elm beetle, Scolytus multistriatus

a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease

Dendroctonus rufipennis, spruce bark beetle

small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree

darkling beetle, darkling groung beetle, tenebrionid

sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain

seed beetle, seed weevil

a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes

Sitophylus oryzae, black weevil, rice weevil

brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice

insect

small air-breathing arthropod

2v fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

He beetled up the staircase
They beetled off home

Hyper

go, locomote, move, travel

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

1n a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

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mallet

carpenter's mallet

a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge

gavel

a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

hammer

a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

2v beat with a beetle

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beat

hit repeatedly

1v be suspended over or hang over

This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town

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overhang

hang

be suspended or hanging

2adj jutting or overhanging

beetle brows

Syn

beetling
protrusive

thrusting outward

单词	beetle
释义	beetle (once / 916 pages) 1nv 2nv 3vadj A beetle is a dark, shiny, hard-shelled insect. Your garden-loving grandmother will be distressed when she discovers her prize roses are infested with hungry beetles. A beetle usually has pincers or a biting mouth in front and wings that are hard and protective, forming a kind of shell or armor over its body. There are around 400,000 different species of beetles, and they make up a quarter of all known animals. The beetles people are most familiar with are garden pests, nibbling on plants and flowers. The Old English word for beetle, bitela, literally means "little biter." WORD FAMILY beetle: beetled, beetles, beetling USAGE EXAMPLES Its modest backyard contained a wealth of beetles. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) And when the ancient beasts disappeared, so, too, did some of these beetles. Science Magazine(Dec 23, 2016) And it's not uncommon to find ancient beetles, ants and other insects trapped in the fossilised tree sap. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1n insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings Hypo\|Hyper tiger beetle active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests carabid beetle, ground beetle predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects firefly, lightning bug nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle long-bodied beetle having very long antennae chrysomelid, leaf beetle brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems carpet beetle, carpet bug small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics clerid, clerid beetle predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic lamellicorn beetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle any of various widely distributed beetles water beetle any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming whirligig beetle aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface Xestobium rufovillosum, deathwatch, deathwatch beetle bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death weevil any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles blister beetle, meloid beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin bark beetle small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils rove beetle active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits Anoplophora glabripennis, Asian longhorned beetle a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug red ladybug with a black spot on each wing Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle, bean beetle introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant Hippodamia convergens a variety of ladybug Rodolia cardinalis, vedalia native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects bombardier beetle beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed calosoma any beetle of the genus Calosoma glowworm the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly sawyer, sawyer beetle any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers flea beetle any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide Anthrenus scrophulariae, buffalo carpet beetle a small black and red and white carpet beetle black carpet beetle a carpet beetle that is solid black in color bee beetle European beetle; infests beehives scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes stag beetle a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound Pyrophorus noctiluca, fire beetle, firefly tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots snout beetle small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts Anthonomus grandis, boll weevil greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton oil beetle any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies Spanish fly green beetle of southern Europe Dutch-elm beetle, Scolytus multistriatus a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease Dendroctonus rufipennis, spruce bark beetle small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree darkling beetle, darkling groung beetle, tenebrionid sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain seed beetle, seed weevil a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes Sitophylus oryzae, black weevil, rice weevil brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice insect small air-breathing arthropod 2v fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle He beetled up the staircase They beetled off home Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 2 1n a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper mallet carpenter's mallet a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge gavel a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge hammer a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking 2v beat with a beetle Hyper beat hit repeatedly 3 1v be suspended over or hang over This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town Syn\|Hyper overhang hang be suspended or hanging 2adj jutting or overhanging beetle brows Syn beetling protrusive thrusting outward
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