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

　

单词	wasp
释义	Trends of wasp View usage for: wasp (wɒsp) Word forms: plural wasps countable noun A wasp is an insect with wings and yellow and black stripes across its body. Wasps have a painful sting like a bee but do not produce honey. WASP (wɒsp) Word forms: plural WASPs countable noun [oft NOUN noun] WASP is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England, and who are considered to have a lot of power and influence. WASP is an abbreviation for 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'. [US, disapproval] ...a WASP with a Yale degree. ...the WASP elite that dominated the advertising business. wasp in British English (wɒsp) noun 1. any social hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, esp Vespula vulgaris (common wasp), typically having a black-and-yellow body and an ovipositor specialized for stinging See also potter wasp, hornet ▶ Related adjective: vespine 2. any of various solitary hymenopterans, such as the digger wasp and gall wasp Derived forms wasplike (ˈwaspˌlike) adjective waspy (ˈwaspy) adjective waspily (ˈwaspily) adverb waspiness (ˈwaspiness) noun Word origin Old English wæsp; related to Old Saxon waspa, Old High German wefsa, Latin vespa Wasp in British English or WASP (wɒsp) noun acronym for (in the US) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: a person descended from N European, usually Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in American society Derived forms Waspy (ˈWaspy) adjective WASP in American English (wɑsp; wɔsp), Wasp (wɑsp; wɔsp) US noun a person who belongs to or is thought of as being part of a white, upper middle-class, northern European, Protestant group that dominates economic, political, and cultural activity in the U.S. a term often used with mild derision Derived forms WASPish (ˈWASPish) adjective or ˈWaspish WASPy (ˈWASPy) adjective or ˈWaspy Word origin W(hite) A(nglo-)S(axon) P(rotestant) wasp in American English (wɑsp; wɔsp) noun any of various families of winged hymenopteran insects, characterized by a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, biting mouthparts, and, in the females and workers, a vicious sting that can be used repeatedly: some wasps, as the hornet, are characterized by a colonial or social organization Word origin ME waspe < OE wæsp, akin to Ger wespe < Gmc base waps- < IE wobhsā < base webh-, to weave (in reference to the cocoonlike nest) Examples of 'wasp' in a sentence wasp It was another bad year for the common wasp, though pesticides may have been more to blame than the weather. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Asked if sadness at home had helped him play the sadness on screen, the actor groans awkwardly, like a wasp dying in a quiet room. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Wasps that live alone are called solitary wasps. Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) Soon figures were buzzing round like angry wasps. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Charges for dealing with wasp nests also vary widely. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Wasps in groups may sting to defend themselves or their nests if in danger. The Sun (2014) They like to dig out the nests of wasps and bees and eat the inhabitants. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Some bees and wasps reuse beetle tunnels as nest sites. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And adults can get dramatic reactions to wasp and bee stings. The Sun (2011) He says it feels like an angry wasp buzzing in his head he can only get out by hitting something. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It looked good on the mannequin in the shop but makes me look a bit like a bee or wasp! The Sun (2010) They often use old wasps' nests to sleep in. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Wasps really like the smell, said the blurb. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They look like small wasps, but are quite harmless. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Formerly "he was a very tall man... with a waist like a wasp. Christopher Hibbert DISRAELI: A Personal History (2004) They look like wasps and bees, but pay that no mind. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A solitary wasp appearing from what looked like an old nail hole in a plank of wood. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I have destroyed two wasp nests nearby but to little noticeable effect. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A wasp nest resembles a cardboard pot. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Divers have compared the sensation to that of a wasp sting, but it is possible that the toxin could inflict serious injury. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Successive governments have regarded the snow as I view the wasp nest in my porch. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The treatment for a wasp sting is vinegar There's no scientific evidence behind this. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Millions of the insects - far more aggressive than the common wasp - are getting drunk on rotting fruit. The Sun (2015) And wasp stings are neutral, so there's no reason why an acid such as vinegar should help. The Sun (2010) When these have turned brown in September, tiny gall wasps will come out of them through a hole that they have made. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with wasp related adjectives, homes and habitations, ant, bee, wasp In other languages wasp British English: wasp /wɒsp/ NOUN A wasp* is a small insect with a painful sting. It has yellow and black stripes across its body. American English: wasp Arabic: دَبُّور Brazilian Portuguese: vespa Chinese: 黄蜂 Croatian: osa Czech: vosa Danish: hveps Dutch: wesp European Spanish: avispa Finnish: ampiainen French: guêpe German: Wespe Greek: σφήκα Italian: vespa Japanese: スズメバチ Korean: 말벌 Norwegian: veps Polish: osa European Portuguese: vespa Romanian: viespe Russian: оса Latin American Spanish: avispa Swedish: geting Thai: ตัวแตน ตัวต่อ Turkish: eşekarısı Ukrainian: оса Vietnamese: ong bắp cày All related terms of 'wasp' fig wasp any of a family (Agaonidae) of small wasps living in certain figs , esp. a wasp ( Blastophaga psenes ) active in the pollination of certain cultivated strains gall wasp any small solitary wasp of the family Cynipidae and related families that produces galls in plant tissue, which provide shelter and food for the larvae sand wasp a solitary wasp of the subfamily Sphecinae, a subgroup of the digger wasps most of which nest in sandy ground sea wasp any of various highly venomous jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae , esp Chironex fleckeri , of Australian tropical waters , having a cuboidal body with tentacles hanging from each of the lower corners wood wasp any of various large wasplike insects of the hymenopterous family Siricidae, the females of which have a strong stout ovipositor and lay their eggs in the wood of felled trees digger wasp any solitary wasp of the families Sphecidae and Pamphilidae that digs nest holes in the ground, rotten wood, or a hollow stem and stocks them with live insects for the larvae mason wasp a solitary wasp of the genus Odynerus that excavates its nest in sand or the mortar of old walls paper wasp any of several social wasps , as the yellow jacket or hornet , that construct a nest of a paperlike substance consisting of chewed plant material potter wasp any of various solitary wasps of the genus Eumenes, which construct vaselike cells of mud or clay , in which they lay their eggs: family Vespidae social wasp any of several wasps , as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community wasp waist a very slender waist , esp one that is tightly corseted European wasp a large black-and-yellow banded wasp , Vespula germanica , native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia , now established in Australasia and the US solitary wasp any of numerous wasps , as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community ruby-tail wasp any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae , having a metallic sheen , which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps spider-hunting wasp any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae chalcidfly any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration , the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects ichneumon fly any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonidae, whose larvae are parasitic in caterpillars and other insect larvae chalcid any tiny hymenopterous insect of the family Chalcididae and related families, whose larvae are parasites of other insects Chinese translation of 'wasp' wasp (wɔsp) n (c) 黄(黃)蜂 (huángfēng) (只, zhī) Image of wasp © irin-k, shutterstock related words related adjective vespine name of home vespiarybike subject word lists See Ants, bees, and wasps Nearby words of wasp washing washout washy wasp waspish waste waste away Synonyms of 'wasp' wasp Explore 'wasp' in the dictionary
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