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"locust" in Chinese (Traditional)

蝗蟲

Definition

蝗蟲是一種大型蚱蜢,常常成羣結隊,能夠嚴重破壞農作物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於農業、科學語境,不要與“龍蝦”混淆。常見搭配如“蝗蟲災害”、“蝗災”。

Examples

A locust can eat its weight in plants every day.

一隻**蝗蟲**每天可以喫掉等於自己體重的植物。

The farmer worried about locust swarms destroying his crops.

農民擔心**蝗蟲**羣會摧毀他的農作物。

A single locust looks like a grasshopper but is more dangerous to farms.

單隻**蝗蟲**看起來像蚱蜢,但對農場危害更大。

Last summer, a massive locust invasion wiped out all the wheat.

去年夏天,一場大規模的**蝗蟲**入侵毀滅了所有小麥。

People in some countries even eat locusts as a crunchy snack.

在一些國家,人們甚至把**蝗蟲**當脆脆的零食喫。

Seeing a single locust isn't a problem, but when they swarm—watch out!

看到一隻**蝗蟲**沒什麼,但如果成羣出現就要當心了!