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insect

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Related topics: Insects
ldoce_169_gin·sect /ˈɪnsekt/ ●●● W3 noun [countableC]  
HBIa small creature such as a fly or ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings 昆虫
 an insect bite
昆虫的叮咬
 flying insects
飞虫
 Don’t forget to bring insect repellent (=a chemical to keep insects away).
不要忘记带上驱虫剂。
→5  See picture of antenna 触须, thorax胸, wing 翅膀 ... →4  See picture of 见图 insect
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
small
The bird’s natural diet mainly consists of small insects.
tiny (=very small)
The air was filled with thousands of tiny insects.
a flying insect
Toads mainly eat small dark flying insects.
a winged insect literary:
Swallows swooped to snatch winged insects from the sky.
verbs
an insect flies
Insects were flying around the food on the counter.
an insect crawls (=moves along the ground )
A tiny insect was crawling up his arm.
an insect buzzes (=makes a continuous sound)
Insects were buzzing around our heads as we walked through the forest.
insect + NOUN
an insect bite
He was worried about a large red insect bite on his back.
an insect sting (=a hole in your skin made by an insect)
This cream is good for treating insect stings.
insect repellent (=a chemical to keep insects away)
If you go camping, you should take some insect repellent.
an insect species
Large numbers of insect species are becoming extinct.
insect eggs
The leaves were covered in insect eggs.
insect larvae (=young insects with soft bodies and no wings)
Fish love food such as worms and insect larvae.
n THESAURUS
insect a small creature such as a fly or ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings
Head lice are tiny insects that live in the hair.
bug a small insect
What are those little bugs in my roses?
creepy-crawly informal an insect, especially one that you are frightened of
The mattress was covered in creepy-crawlies.
aphid technical a small insect that lives on the juice of plants and destroys them
The leaves have been attacked by aphids.
Examples from the Corpus
insect• Is there any reason to believe an insect may have crawled or flown into the ear?• If your child becomes interested in insects, encourage her to focus on a particular insect.• Spurs occur on the legs of many insects and differ from setae in being of multicellular origin.• For bees and other insects, social life pays.• Both make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil by trapping and digesting small insects.• The Percys ate their peanuts one by one, patiently dislodging the insects.• Horton picked the spider up, held it in his palm and asked if the insect was bothering anyone.
Origin insect
(1600-1700) Latin insectum, from insecare “to cut into”; because insects have a body in separate parts
in·sect noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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