"pests" in Chinese (Simplified)
害虫
Definition
对植物、农作物、食物或财产有害的小动物或昆虫;也可以指令人烦恼或造成麻烦的事物或人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于农业和园艺中,指如老鼠、蟑螂、螨虫等有害生物。口语中也可形容令人讨厌的人。提到大范围时常用复数“pests”;单数“pest”多指一种或比喻用法。
Examples
Farmers use chemicals to control pests in their fields.
农民用化学品来控制田里的**害虫**。
Pests like rats can damage food stored in homes.
像老鼠这样的**害虫**会破坏家中储存的食物。
The garden is full of pests eating the leaves.
花园里到处都是吃叶子的**害虫**。
If you don't seal your food, pests will get in and ruin it.
如果你不把食物封好,**害虫**就会进去把它毁掉。
That little brother of yours is such a pest sometimes!
你那小弟弟有时候真像个**害虫**!
Spring is the worst time for pests in the house—they seem to appear everywhere.
春天是家里**害虫**最多的时候——好像到处都有。