"ladybugs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 瓢虫

Definition

瓢虫是一种小巧、圆形、颜色鲜艳的昆虫，通常为红色带有黑点，以在花园中吃蚜虫等害虫而著称。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“ladybug”美国常用，“ladybird”多用于英国。瓢虫代表好运，在中国常被视为益虫。不是所有瓢虫都是红色的，颜色会有变化。

Examples

I saw two ladybugs on the leaf.

我看到两只**瓢虫**在叶子上。

Ladybugs help protect plants from tiny insects.

**瓢虫**有助于保护植物免受小昆虫的侵害。

My sister likes to collect pictures of ladybugs.

我妹妹喜欢收集**瓢虫**的图片。

Kids love it when ladybugs crawl on their hands.

孩子们很喜欢**瓢虫**在手上爬来爬去。

There are always a few ladybugs in my garden by spring.

每到春天，我的花园里总会有几只**瓢虫**。

Farmers sometimes buy ladybugs to control pests naturally.

有时候农民会买**瓢虫**来自然地控制害虫。