insect
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɪn.sekt/ us/ˈɪn.sekt/
A2 昆虫
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal
Ants, beetles, butterflies, and flies are all insects. 蚂蚁、甲虫、蝴蝶和苍蝇都是昆虫。
I've got some sort of insect bite on my leg. 我腿上被小虫咬了一口。
- More examples
- Some trees exude from their bark a sap that repels insect parasites.
- An insect bit me on the arm.
- Why did you stamp on that insect?
- Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of insects.
- The spider preys on small flies and other insects.