"roaches" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蟑螂

Definition

体型较小的棕色或黑色昆虫，经常出现在肮脏或潮湿的地方，被很多人认为是害虫。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指蟑螂，是常见的家庭害虫。不要与单数“roach”或俚语（烟头）混淆。描述蟑螂群体时用复数。

Examples

There are roaches in the kitchen.

厨房里有**蟑螂**。

I am afraid of roaches.

我害怕**蟑螂**。

The hotel room had roaches everywhere.

酒店房间里到处都是**蟑螂**。

I can't sleep knowing there are roaches crawling around.

一想到有**蟑螂**在爬，我就睡不着。

We had to call pest control because of too many roaches.

因为**蟑螂**太多了，我们不得不叫害虫控制公司。

If you leave food out overnight, you'll end up with roaches.

如果你晚上把食物放在外面，最后就会有**蟑螂**。