单词 | earwig |
释义 | earwig From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Insectsearwigear‧wig /ˈɪəˌwɪɡ $ ˈɪr-/ noun [countable]HBIa long brown insect with two curved pointed parts at the back end of its bodyExamples from the Corpusearwig• Probably scream if an earwig crawled into the sleeping-bag - and that was the other thing.• There were no earwigs in the Scarinish Hotel bedroom, just two flies and a moth.• The next day when the pinecones were collected up they were full of earwigs.• Gardener's Tips Earwig Traps Quite by accident we have found a good way to trapping earwigs.• One sufferer nearly died after gulping two earwigs. 16.Origin earwig Old English earwicga “ear-insect”; because it used to be believed that these insects get into people's ears |
随便看 |
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。