"varmint" in Chinese (Simplified)
害兽害虫
Definition
“varmint”指的是会给人类、农作物或牲畜带来麻烦的野生动物,比如啮齿动物或捕食者。偶尔也用来形容令人讨厌的人,尤其是在乡村环境中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“varmint”为非常口语、美国乡村常用词,通常指浣熊、老鼠、郊狼等有害动物,也可开玩笑地形容淘气的人。在城市英语中并不常用。
Examples
The farmer set traps to catch the varmints eating his corn.
农夫设下陷阱捕捉偷吃玉米的**害兽**。
Some people call raccoons and coyotes varmints.
有些人称浣熊和郊狼为**害兽**。
Don’t let that varmint get into the chicken coop!
别让那只**害兽**进鸡舍!
Those pesky varmints have been digging up my garden all week.
那些讨厌的**害兽**整个星期都在我的花园翻土。
Get out of here, you little varmint!
快走开,你这个小**调皮鬼**!
He called the neighbor’s kid a varmint for stealing apples from his tree.
他因为邻居家孩子偷了他树上的苹果,就喊他是个**小捣蛋鬼**。