Caterpillar
['kætɚpɪlɚ]
['kætəpɪlə] or ['kætɚpɪlɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth.
(noun.) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.
塞西尔編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
(n.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.
編輯:梅尔维尔
解釋/意思:
n. a grub that lives upon the leaves of plants.
校對:奥菲莉娅
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To see a caterpillar in a dream, denotes that low and hypocritical people are in your immediate future, and you will do well to keep clear of deceitful appearances. You may suffer a loss in love or business. To dream of a caterpillar, foretells you will be placed in embarrassing situations, and there will be small honor or gain to be expected.
手打:洛葛仙妮
例句/造句/用法:
- But no one probably will dispute that the butterfly is higher than the caterpillar. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- He appeared of a russet hue, not more distinguishable from the scene around him than the green caterpillar from the leaf it feeds on. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- But humanity never gets beyond the caterpillar stage--it rots in the chrysalis, it never will have wings. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He would have various grubs and insects, the large larv? of beetles and various caterpillars. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I have seen it displayed with such success, that I have encountered some fine ladies and gentlemen who might as well have been born caterpillars. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The taste for caterpillars still survives in China, where they are sold in dried bundles in the markets. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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