"pests" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 害蟲

Definition

對植物、農作物、食物或財產有害的小動物或昆蟲；也可以指令人煩惱或造成麻煩的事物或人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於農業和園藝中，指如老鼠、蟑螂、蟎蟲等有害生物。口語中亦可形容令人討厭的人。談及大規模時多用複數 "pests"；單數 "pest" 用於一種類型或比喻用法。

Examples

Farmers use chemicals to control pests in their fields.

農民用化學品來控制田裡的**害蟲**。

Pests like rats can damage food stored in homes.

像老鼠這樣的**害蟲**會破壞家中儲存的食物。

The garden is full of pests eating the leaves.

花園裡到處都是喫葉子的**害蟲**。

If you don't seal your food, pests will get in and ruin it.

如果你不把食物封好，**害蟲**就會跑進來把它毀掉。

That little brother of yours is such a pest sometimes!

你那小弟弟有時候真的很像個**害蟲**！

Spring is the worst time for pests in the house—they seem to appear everywhere.

春天是家裡**害蟲**最多的時候——似乎到處都是。