"varmints" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 害虫
• 害兽 (有害的小动物)

Definition

“Varmints”是指令人讨厌或有害的小动物，特别是会带来麻烦的野生动物，如老鼠、浣熊或昆虫。有时也可以用来戏称调皮的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于美式英语的非正式场合，尤其在美国农村或南方很常见。常说的是制造麻烦的小动物，有时也用来调侃调皮的小孩。正式语境下较少用。

Examples

The farmer set traps to catch the varmints in his barn.

农夫在谷仓里设下陷阱抓**害虫**。

The garden was destroyed by varmints last summer.

去年夏天花园被**害兽**毁了。

He called the mice in his house varmints.

他称家里的老鼠为**害虫**。

Those raccoons are clever little varmints—they got into the trash again!

那些浣熊真是聪明的**害兽**——又把垃圾翻出来了！

Grandpa used to call us kids little varmints when we played tricks on him.

爷爷以前总是在我们捣蛋时叫我们**小害虫**。

If you leave food out, you’ll attract all kinds of varmints.

如果你把食物放在外面，会招来各种**害虫**。