pest

noun

/pest/

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an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc.
- insect/plant/garden pests
- a pest control officer
- These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests.
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1, Farmingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- common
- major
- serious
- …
verb + pest
- control
- repel
- eradicate
- …
pest + noun
- control
- controller
- management
- …
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(informal) an annoying person or thing
- That child is being a real pest.
- Police are looking for a sex pest who is frightening late-night travellers.

Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the bubonic plague): from French peste or Latin pestis ‘plague’.

单词	pest
释义	pest noun /pest/ /pest/ jump to other results an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc. insect/plant/garden pests a pest control officer These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests. Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1, Farmingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective common major serious … verb + pest control repel eradicate … pest + noun control controller management … See full entry (informal) an annoying person or thing That child is being a real pest. Police are looking for a sex pest who is frightening late-night travellers. Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the bubonic plague): from French peste or Latin pestis ‘plague’.
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