英:[pest]
美:[pest]
英:[pest]
美:[pest]
复数:pests
词根:pest
adj.pesky 讨厌的;麻烦的
pestilent 致命的;有害的;恼人的;危害社会的
pestiferous 传播疾病的;有害的,毒害的;邪恶的
pestilential 引起瘟疫的;瘟疫似的;讨厌的
adv.pesky 极端
n.pestilence 瘟疫(尤指鼠疫);有害的事物
"he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"
"many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
pest control害虫防治
pest management病虫害控制;病虫害治理;有害生物管理
insect pest害虫
这组词都有“虫,昆虫”的意思,其区别是:
worm侧重指蚯蚓、蚕、毛虫等小而无骨的虫。
pest指有害的昆虫或有害的小动物。
bug指小昆虫,尤指吸血的臭虫,也可指细菌。
insect含义广泛,多指蚂蚁、黄蜂、蝉等等。
以上来源于网络
1550年代(在诅咒中, "a pest upon ____," 等),指的是“瘟疫,疫病,流行病”,源自法语 peste(1530年代),源自拉丁语 pestis “致命的传染病; 诅咒,祸害”,这是一个起源不明的词。意思是“任何有害、破坏性或麻烦的人或事物”可追溯到大约1600年。Pest-house “收治传染病患者的医院”可追溯到1610年代。
有害生物
有害动物
害虫
鼠疫,瘟疫:同plague
害虫
危害农林作物,并能造成显著损失的生物。包括植物病原微生物、寄生性植物、植物线虫、植食性昆虫、杂草、鼠类以及鸟兽等。
Middle French peste, from Latin pestis
The first known use of pest was in the 15th century
pesterverb
annoy, bother
pestnoun
an epidemic disease which causes a large number of deathsespecially: plague entry 1 sense 2
something resembling a pest in destructivenessespecially: a plant or animal harmful to human beings or human concerns (as agriculture)
one that pesters or annoys : nuisance
pestnoun
an epidemic disease associated with high mortalityspecifically: plague sense 2
something resembling a pest in destructivenessespecially: a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns
1 At first called Pest - Buda, these three cities easily combined with each other.
起初称做佩斯布达的这三座城市,很容易就融合在一起.
2 But the worst pest in the joint was still in diapers.
3 The next time Cora’s grandmother was sold was after a month in the pest house on Sullivan’s Island, once the physicians certified her and the rest of the Nanny's cargo clear of illness.
4 Yet we were all subject to the same weather and pests, the same neighborhood, and the same parental emotions toward our plants.
5 Her native taste for ducks and shorebirds had been replaced by an appetite for the pests of humankind.
6 The feral pig is considered a “pest animal,” and as such is not subject to protections afforded, say, a deer, or a person.
7 That disobedient boy is a pest.
那不听话的男孩令人讨厌.
8 Even though the price charged by Fly-Away is considerably lower, our best means of saving money is to return to Buzzoff for all our pest control services.
虽然 Fly-Away收取的价格低了不少,但我们省钱的最好方法还是回到 Buzzoff,进行所有的害虫防治服务。
9 Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
一种叫玉米根虫的害虫每年会让粮食减产10%。
10 Examples of successful biological control of serious pests by importing their natural enemies are to be found in some 40 countries distributed over much of the world.
11 There the root borer is a serious pest of the banana, so weakening its roots that the trees are easily toppled by wind.
12 They regarded the monkeys as pests and were happy to get rid of them, especially for money.
13 My little brother is a pest when he spoils my games.
我的小弟弟破坏我的各种游戏真讨厌。
14 The spider mite, for example, has become practically a worldwide pest as DDT and other insecticides have killed off its enemies.
15 In Vietnam, bad weather and pest outbreaks hurt harvests.
在越南,恶劣的天气和虫灾的爆发严重损害了粮食收成。
16 These insects are pests for farmers.
17 My mother said he should have paid us to live in it, because the place was full of pests.
18 A lone raptor stood in the shadowy stable area, devouring some small pest with messy chomps and snorfs.
19 “We use it for pests,” he said, getting wound up.
20 Sorry, I'm being a pest.
对不起,我讨人厌了。
4 害人虫
5 害鸟
6 妨碍
delay liability affection nuisance impediment retard embargo holdback trammel ob- interfere let affect block prevent prohibit violate hinder stunt hamper impede obstruct embarrass foreclose encumber incommode entrammel stall clog traverse stonewall baulk cross the path of put oar in put a crimp in
7 有害之物
8 有害动物
10 疫病
11 鼠疫
12 毒物
15 讨厌的人
rat undesirable bugger fiend turd cunt crud so-and-so stinker fink an ugly customer get dog pain drag bother creep git nuisance crumb prune wart fart sod dork infliction dirtbag scut slimeball nark stinkpot oik scuzz shitface wazzock kuri minger stinkard scunge bad news beast terror bore plague menace skunk toad gadfly turn-off lobster pill cow swine scumbag ratbag jerk reptile cuss buzzard wretch wanker a nasty piece of work it trial horror sweep nasty cupcake aversion yawn yap mope prig wet-blanket night-mare nice blackberry fouter nightmare annoyance irk blighter erk abhorrer a bad penny