| 释义 |
beetle1 /bēˈtl/ noun- Any insect of the Coleoptera, an order in which the forewings are reduced to hard and horny covers for the hindwings
- A game in which a drawing of a beetle is made up gradually from its component parts, body, head, etc, according to the throw of dice, the object being to produce a completed drawing
- (esp with cap) a particular variety of small Volkswagen car with rounded roof and bonnet, resembling a beetle (informal)
intransitive verb- To jut, to overhang (first found in Shakespeare)
- To scurry (informal)
adjective (always applied to brows) overhanging, scowling ORIGIN: ME bityl, from OE bitula, bitela, from bītan to bite; the connection of beetle brows with the insect is not accepted by all beetˈling adjective - Jutting
- Prominent
- Overhanging
beetˈle-browed adjective With overhanging or prominent brows beetle brows plural noun beetˈle-crusher noun (slang) - A big heavy foot or boot
- A policeman
- An infantryman
beetle drive noun A progressive series of games of beetle beetˈle-eyed adjective Blind beetle off - To hurry away like a beetle, scurry (informal)
- To fly (RAF sl)
black beetle The cockroach (properly not a beetle) beetle2 /bēˈtl/ noun- A heavy wooden mallet used for driving wedges, crushing or beating down paving-stones, or the like
- A wooden pestle-shaped utensil for mashing potatoes, beating linen, clothes, etc
ORIGIN: OE bīetl, from bēatan to beat beetˈlehead or beetˈlebrain noun A heavy stupid person beeˈtleheaded or beetˈlebrained adjective |