"weevils" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 象鼻蟲

Definition

象鼻蟲是一種以咬食穀物、種子或植物聞名的小甲蟲，會破壞農作物和儲存的食物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於描述農業害蟲或儲存穀物中的害蟲。通常指長鼻子的小甲蟲。常見組合如「米象」、「穀象」。

Examples

We found weevils in the rice bag.

我們在米袋裡發現了**象鼻蟲**。

The farmer tried to stop weevils from eating his crops.

農民試圖阻止**象鼻蟲**喫他的作物。

Weevils can destroy stored grains quickly.

**象鼻蟲**能迅速毀壞儲存的穀物。

I'm pretty sure weevils got into our flour again.

我很確定**象鼻蟲**又爬進了我們的麵粉裡。

Have you ever seen weevils in your kitchen? It's not fun!

你有沒有在廚房看過**象鼻蟲**？真的很糟糕！

Because of the weevils, we had to throw out half the rice.

因為有**象鼻蟲**，我們扔掉了一半的米。