"inchworm" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 尺蠖

Definition

尺蠖是一種小毛毛蟲，牠會彎曲身體，一步步像量尺一樣前進。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“尺蠖”常見於生物學、兒童書籍裡，有時也比喻動作緩慢、逐步推進。

Examples

The inchworm crawled across the leaf.

**尺蠖**爬過了樹葉。

Have you ever seen an inchworm move?

你看過**尺蠖**怎麼走路嗎？

The teacher showed a picture of an inchworm in class.

老師在課堂上展示了**尺蠖**的圖片。

Look at that tiny green inchworm! It moves in such a funny way.

看那隻小巧的綠色**尺蠖**！牠走路很有趣。

My daughter loves watching inchworms in the garden after it rains.

下雨後，我女兒喜歡在花園裡看**尺蠖**。

He moves so slowly at work, we joke that he's like an inchworm.

他上班的動作慢到我們都開玩笑說他像**尺蠖**。