| 单词 | vermin |
| 释义 | vermin (once / 2233 pages) 1n 2n Vermin is a catch-all term that can be used for any small animals or insects that we think of as pests. The cockroaches you found in your bathroom were the grossest vermin you'd ever seen. The word vermin originally came from the Anglo-French word of the same spelling, meaning "noxious animals" — definitely a negative term. Rats, mice, cockroaches, along with pests to farmers and the animals they raise, like coyotes and weasels, are vermin. Annoying people who cause problems are also sometimes called vermin, like the vermin who bully others. WORD FAMILYvermin: verminous, vermins+/verminous: verminously USAGE EXAMPLES“She looked at me like I was vermin,” Mr. Barron said. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Used as a draft excluder, it was encrusted with dirt and had been attacked by vermin and insects. BBC(Nov 28, 2016) The identity of who left cards by homes and schools saying "no more Polish vermin" remains unknown, police say. BBC(Nov 27, 2016) 1 n any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats 2cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin he examined the child's head for vermin boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin Hyper pest any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. n an irritating or obnoxious person Syn|Hyper varmint bad person a person who does harm to others |
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