earwig

英 [ˈɪəwɪɡ] 美 [ˈɪrwɪɡ]

n.  蠼螋; 地蜈蚣; 土蚣

复数:earwigs现在分词:earwigging过去式:earwigged

BNC.36823 / COCA.39334



牛津词典

noun

  1. 蠼螋;地蜈蚣;土蚣
    a small brown insect with a long body and two curved pointed parts called pincers that stick out at the back end of its body

    柯林斯词典

    1. 蠼螋;地蜈蚣
      An earwig is a small, thin, brown insect that has a pair of claws at the back end of its body.

      双语例句

      1. Yesterday she was working on the earwig, mouth on gut; today he's on the floor.
        昨天她还在弄那只蠼螋,今天那蠼螋就成了地上的一具空壳了。
      2. I wonder on what fool's errand an earwig, or a moth, or a sow bug, would visit that clean corner of the house behind the toilet;
        我在想为什么这些小飞虫和蠼螋以及飞蛾会那么愚蠢飞到洗手间旁那个干净的角落。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen