单词	beetle
释义	beetle1 nounbeetle2 verb beetlebee‧tle1 /ˈbiːtl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbeetle Origin: Old English bitula, from bitan; ➔ BITE1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A group identity, the way they say black beetles do? If you are curious about the bombardier beetle, by the way, what actually happens is as follows. It is found mainly in timbers less than fifty years old and is a much larger insect than the furniture beetle. The house longhorn beetle is another insect pest which seems to be confined to parts of Hampshire and south-west Surrey. The presence of beetles is acknowledged as an indicator of the general health of the forest. There also were beetles crawling on the ice in slow motion. Three hundred thousand kinds of beetles are known, far more than any other group. You know that story of the man who wakes up and finds he's turned into a beetle? word sets WORD SETS► Insects abdomen, nounant, nounantenna, nounanthill, nounaphid, nounbedbug, nounbee, nounbeetle, nounblack widow, nounbloodsucker, nounblow-fly, nounbluebottle, nounboll weevil, nounbookworm, nounbug, nounbumblebee, nounbutterfly, nouncaterpillar, nouncell, nouncentipede, nounchrysalis, nouncicada, nouncobweb, nouncockchafer, nouncockroach, nouncocoon, nouncomb, nouncrane fly, nouncreepy-crawly, nouncricket, noundaddy longlegs, noundragonfly, noundrone, nounearwig, nounentomology, nounfeeler, nounfirefly, nounflea, nounfly, verbfly, nounfruit fly, noungadfly, nounglow-worm, noungnat, noungossamer, noungrasshopper, noungreenfly, noungrub, nounhoneybee, nounhoneycomb, nounhornet, nounhorsefly, nounhousefly, nouninsect, nouninsectivore, nounkatydid, nounladybird, nounlarva, nounlice, nounlightning bug, nounlocust, nounlouse, nounmaggot, nounmantis, nounmayfly, nounmidge, nounmillipede, nounmite, nounmosquito, nounmoth, nounnectar, nounnest, nounnit, nounnymph, nounpest, nounpod, nounpraying mantis, nounproboscis, nounpupa, nounqueen, nounroach, nounsand fly, nounscarab, nounsilkworm, nounsilverfish, nounspider, nounspin, verbstick insect, nounsting, verbsting, nounstinger, nounsucker, nounswarm, nounswarm, verbtarantula, nountermite, nounthorax, nountick, nountortoiseshell, nountrilobite, nountsetse fly, nountzetze fly, nounvein, nounverminous, adjectivewasp, nounwater bug, nounweb, nounweevil, nounwing, nounwinged, adjectivewoodlouse, nounwoodworm, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black · Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had become part of their landscape.· A group identity, the way they say black beetles do?· And she couldn't sleep on the floor of the factory with the mice skittering round, and the black beetles everywhere. an insect with a round hard back that is usually black beetle1 nounbeetle2 verb beetlebeetle2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English informal Verb Table VERB TABLE beetle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they beetle he, she, it beetles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they beetled Present perfect I, you, we, they have beetled he, she, it has beetled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had beetled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will beetle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have beetled Continuous Form Present I am beetling he, she, it is beetling you, we, they are beetling Past I, he, she, it was beetling you, we, they were beetling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been beetling he, she, it has been beetling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been beetling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be beetling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been beetling Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Crowe offered a pathetic excuse about investigating woodworm infestation for his nature column, but I soon beetled the truth out of him. It is useless to beetle your brow in what you clearly believe to be a threatening fashion. The little mouth was born with a scowl, the brows positively beetle over the turned-up be-ringed breathing apparatus. They beetled past; a game to top each other's sniggers. to go somewhere quickly and leaning forward SYN  scurry:  He went beetling off down the corridor.
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