"pests" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 害虫

Definition

对植物、农作物、食物或财产有害的小动物或昆虫；也可以指令人烦恼或造成麻烦的事物或人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于农业和园艺中，指如老鼠、蟑螂、螨虫等有害生物。口语中也可形容令人讨厌的人。提到大范围时常用复数“pests”；单数“pest”多指一种或比喻用法。

Examples

Farmers use chemicals to control pests in their fields.

农民用化学品来控制田里的**害虫**。

Pests like rats can damage food stored in homes.

像老鼠这样的**害虫**会破坏家中储存的食物。

The garden is full of pests eating the leaves.

花园里到处都是吃叶子的**害虫**。

If you don't seal your food, pests will get in and ruin it.

如果你不把食物封好，**害虫**就会进去把它毁掉。

That little brother of yours is such a pest sometimes!

你那小弟弟有时候真像个**害虫**！

Spring is the worst time for pests in the house—they seem to appear everywhere.

春天是家里**害虫**最多的时候——好像到处都有。