"gnats" in Chinese (Traditional)
蚋小飛蟲
Definition
一種類似蚊子的體積很小的飛蟲,常常成羣出現,尤其在水邊或潮濕的地方很常見,令人煩惱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Gnats” 指的是體積細小,通常不叮人的飛蟲,與“mosquitoes” (蚊子) 不同。常常在複數形式及如“一羣蚋”這樣的用法出現。
Examples
There are so many gnats by the pond in summer.
夏天池塘邊有很多**蚋**。
Gnats can be annoying when you are outside.
在戶外時,**小飛蟲**很煩人。
He waved his hand to get rid of the gnats.
他揮手趕走了**小飛蟲**。
Watch out, there’s a swarm of gnats near those bushes.
小心,那些灌木叢附近有一羣**蚋**。
It feels like gnats show up every time I water my plants.
每次我澆花好像都會有**小飛蟲**出現。
The picnic was great until the gnats started bothering us.
野餐很棒,直到**小飛蟲**開始打擾我們。