"locust" in Chinese (Simplified)
蝗虫
Definition
蝗虫是一种大型蚱蜢，经常成群结队，对庄稼造成巨大破坏。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于农业、生态相关语境。不要和“小龙虾”等其他甲壳类动物混淆。常用说法有“蝗虫灾”，“蝗灾”。
Examples
A locust can eat its weight in plants every day.
一只**蝗虫**每天可以吃掉与自身重量相同的植物。
The farmer worried about locust swarms destroying his crops.
农民担心**蝗虫**群破坏他的庄稼。
A single locust looks like a grasshopper but is more dangerous to farms.
单只**蝗虫**看起来像蚱蜢，但对农场危害更大。
Last summer, a massive locust invasion wiped out all the wheat.
去年夏天，一场大规模的**蝗虫**入侵毁掉了所有小麦。
People in some countries even eat locusts as a crunchy snack.
在一些国家，人们甚至把**蝗虫**当脆脆的小吃吃。
Seeing a single locust isn't a problem, but when they swarm—watch out!
看到一只**蝗虫**没什么，但要是成群结队出现就要小心了！