insect

noun

/ˈɪnsekt/

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any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. ants, bees and flies are all insects.昆虫
- Most birds spend most of the day eating insects.大多数鸟一天大部分时间都在吃昆虫。
- There are about 30 million species of insects in the world.世界上大约有3000万种昆虫。
- insect species昆虫种类
- insect repellent (= a chemical that keeps insects away)驱虫剂
- an insect bite昆虫咬伤
- The pesticide is lethal to all insect life.这种杀虫剂可以杀死所有昆虫。
- methods to ensure the plants are as free of disease and insect pests as possible确保植物尽可能没有病虫害的方法
Collocations The living world
The living world生物界Animals动物
- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮
- insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉
- spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网
- snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出
- attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶
- produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi植物和真菌
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花
- a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形
- flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满…
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子
- produce/bear fruit结果
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物）
- a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
see also stick insect Insect is often used to refer to other small creatures, for example spiders, although this is not correct scientific language.
- An insect was buzzing around the room.一只昆虫在房间里嗡嗡地飞来飞去。
- Gardeners welcome birds as they control insect pests.园丁很欢迎鸟类，因为可以控制虫灾。
- Insects had bored deep into the wood.虫子在木头上钻了很深的洞。
- Social insects, such as ants, live in large colonies.蚂蚁之类的群居昆虫大量聚居在一起。
- The wood should be treated against insect attack.这块木头应该进行防虫处理。
- Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial insects as well as harmful ones.不幸的是，杀虫剂不仅杀灭害虫还会杀死益虫。
- Wasps are the master builders of the insect world.黄蜂是昆虫界的建筑大师。
Topics Insects, worms, etc.a2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- flying
- winged
- aquatic
- …
… of insects
- swarm
verb + insect
- repel
- control
- kill
- …
insect + verb
- buzz
- fly
- crawl
- …
insect + noun
- attack
- infestation
- bite
- …
词源early 17th cent. (originally denoting any small cold-blooded creature with a segmented body): from Latin (animal) insectum ‘segmented (animal)’ (translating Greek zōion entomon), from insecare ‘cut up or into’, from in- ‘into’ + secare ‘to cut’.

词汇	insect
释义	insect noun /ˈɪnsekt/ /ˈɪnsekt/ enlarge image any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. ants, bees and flies are all insects.昆虫 Most birds spend most of the day eating insects.大多数鸟一天大部分时间都在吃昆虫。 There are about 30 million species of insects in the world.世界上大约有3000万种昆虫。 insect species昆虫种类 insect repellent (= a chemical that keeps insects away)驱虫剂 an insect bite昆虫咬伤 The pesticide is lethal to all insect life.这种杀虫剂可以杀死所有昆虫。 methods to ensure the plants are as free of disease and insect pests as possible确保植物尽可能没有病虫害的方法 Collocations The living worldThe living world生物界Animals动物 animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物 Plants and fungi植物和真菌 trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用 Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒 bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌 see also stick insect Insect is often used to refer to other small creatures, for example spiders, although this is not correct scientific language. An insect was buzzing around the room.一只昆虫在房间里嗡嗡地飞来飞去。 Gardeners welcome birds as they control insect pests.园丁很欢迎鸟类，因为可以控制虫灾。 Insects had bored deep into the wood.虫子在木头上钻了很深的洞。 Social insects, such as ants, live in large colonies.蚂蚁之类的群居昆虫大量聚居在一起。 The wood should be treated against insect attack.这块木头应该进行防虫处理。 Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial insects as well as harmful ones.不幸的是，杀虫剂不仅杀灭害虫还会杀死益虫。 Wasps are the master builders of the insect world.黄蜂是昆虫界的建筑大师。 Topics Insects, worms, etc.a2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective flying winged aquatic … … of insects swarm verb + insect repel control kill … insect + verb buzz fly crawl … insect + noun attack infestation bite … 词源early 17th cent. (originally denoting any small cold-blooded creature with a segmented body): from Latin (animal) insectum ‘segmented (animal)’ (translating Greek zōion entomon), from insecare ‘cut up or into’, from in- ‘into’ + secare ‘to cut’.
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