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"firebug" in Chinese (Simplified)

纵火狂火瓢虫

Definition

“Firebug” 可以指喜欢纵火的人(纵火狂),也可以指一种花园常见的红黑色小昆虫(火瓢虫),具体意思取决于上下文。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英语中 'firebug' 作为“纵火狂”属于非正式用法,也可以指火瓢虫(昆虫)。要靠上下文判断。正式场合建议用 'arsonist' 描述人。

Examples

The police caught a firebug last night.

警方昨晚抓到了一名**纵火狂**。

A firebug can destroy forests very quickly.

**纵火狂**可以很快摧毁森林。

The children found a red firebug in the garden.

孩子们在花园里发现了一只红色的**火瓢虫**。

I used to think firebugs were just cool bugs, but then I learned it’s also a word for an arsonist.

我小时候觉得**火瓢虫**很有趣,后来才知道'firebug'也指纵火狂。

Last summer, a firebug caused a huge fire near town.

去年夏天,一个**纵火狂**在城镇附近引发了大火。

Don’t worry, the firebug you saw in the grass is harmless to people.

别担心,你在草地上看到的**火瓢虫**对人无害。