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

weevil

/ˈwiːv(ə)l

/ /ˈwiːvɪl

noun

1A small beetle with an elongated snout, the larvae of which typically develop inside seeds, stems, or other plant parts. Many are pests of crops or stored foodstuffs.

Curculionidae and other families in the superfamily Curculionoidea: numerous genera.

Weevils bore through the stem and eat the pith within, and beetle larvae bore through the roots....

Although they are more usually a problem with plants grown in pots, vine weevils will attack plants growing out in the garden.
I was surprised when the Royal Horticultural Society named the vine weevil as the worst pest in the garden last year.

1.1 informal Any small insect that damages stored grain.Why was nothing was done to fumigate the grain and protect it from weevils?

Derivatives

weevily

adjective ...

Sailors accomplished great feats of exploration on little more than limes and weevily biscuits.

Origin

Old English wifel 'beetle', from a Germanic base meaning 'move briskly'.

单词	weevil
释义	weevil /ˈwiːv(ə)l / /ˈwiːvɪl / noun 1A small beetle with an elongated snout, the larvae of which typically develop inside seeds, stems, or other plant parts. Many are pests of crops or stored foodstuffs. Curculionidae and other families in the superfamily Curculionoidea: numerous genera. Weevils bore through the stem and eat the pith within, and beetle larvae bore through the roots.... Although they are more usually a problem with plants grown in pots, vine weevils will attack plants growing out in the garden. I was surprised when the Royal Horticultural Society named the vine weevil as the worst pest in the garden last year. 1.1 informal Any small insect that damages stored grain.Why was nothing was done to fumigate the grain and protect it from weevils? Derivatives weevily adjective ... Sailors accomplished great feats of exploration on little more than limes and weevily biscuits. Origin Old English wifel 'beetle', from a Germanic base meaning 'move briskly'.
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