"doodlebug" in Chinese (Traditional)
潮蟲小鐵甲蟲塗鴉蟲(某些炸彈/武器)
Definition
“doodlebug”是對一種小而行動緩慢的昆蟲(如潮蟲)的暱稱,也用來指稱歷史上戰爭中使用的某些炸彈或飛行器。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多為非正式、略帶老式用法,通常指潮蟲、蟻蛉幼蟲等昆蟲,在歷史及英國語境下也指二戰的V1飛彈。與“塗鴉”無關。
Examples
Look, there's a doodlebug crawling on the ground.
看,有隻**潮蟲**在地上爬。
When I was a child, I loved playing with doodlebugs in the garden.
我小時候喜歡在花園裡和**潮蟲**玩。
The old man pointed out a doodlebug hiding under a rock.
那位老人指著藏在石頭下的**潮蟲**。
During WWII, people were terrified when they heard a doodlebug flying overhead.
二戰時,人們聽到**塗鴉蟲**(轟炸武器)飛過頭頂會很害怕。
Some people call pill bugs doodlebugs because they roll up into a ball.
有些人把潮蟲叫做**潮蟲**,因為牠會捲成球。
He built a homemade car and jokingly called it his doodlebug.
他造了一輛自製小汽車,開玩笑地叫它“**doodlebug**”。