"centipede" in Chinese (Traditional)
蜈蚣
Definition
蜈蚣是一種細長的多足動物,身體分節,每節通常有一對腳。牠們動作迅速,常見於黑暗潮濕的地方。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常作名詞用。雖然蜈蚣很像昆蟲,其實屬於多足綱。不要與「馬陸」(千足蟲)混淆,馬陸一節兩對腳,動作較慢。
Examples
I saw a centipede in the garden.
我在花園裡看到一隻**蜈蚣**。
A centipede has many legs.
**蜈蚣**有很多條腳。
The centipede crawled under the rock.
**蜈蚣**爬到石頭底下了。
Don’t touch that centipede—it might bite you!
別碰那隻**蜈蚣**—牠可能會咬你!
I freaked out when a centipede ran across my shoe.
當一隻**蜈蚣**從我的鞋上跑過時,我被嚇壞了。
Have you ever seen a giant centipede in the wild?
你在野外見過巨大的**蜈蚣**嗎?