"fleas" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 跳蚤

Definition

小型跳跃昆虫，通过咬动物和人为吸取血液。常见于猫狗等宠物身上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用复数，因为跳蚤很少单独出现。常见搭配：“有跳蚤”、“跳蚤感染”、“给宠物驱跳蚤”。有时也比喻烦人的事物。

Examples

My dog has fleas.

我的狗有**跳蚤**。

Fleas can bite people and animals.

**跳蚤**会叮咬人和动物。

We need to get rid of the fleas in the house.

我们需要清除屋里的**跳蚤**。

After visiting the old barn, I discovered my socks were full of fleas.

参观旧谷仓后，我发现我的袜子里满是**跳蚤**。

If your cat keeps scratching, she might have fleas again.

如果你的猫一直抓痒，可能又有**跳蚤**了。

We spent the weekend cleaning the carpets because of a fleas problem.

因为**跳蚤**问题，我们整个周末都在清洗地毯。