"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!