wasp
noun [ C ] uk/wɒsp/ us/wɑːsp/
B2 黄蜂,胡蜂
a flying insect, often black and yellow, that can sting (= produce a small, painful skin injury)
There's a wasps' nest in that old tree. 那棵老树上有一个黄蜂巢。
a wasp sting 被黄蜂蜇的一下
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- A wasp came towards us and Howard started flailing his arms around.
- She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.
- I got stung by a wasp yesterday.
- My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp.