pest
美音:
[pest
]英音:
[pest
]n.有害物
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pest
/pest; pɛst/
n
1 [C] (infml 口) annoying person or thing 讨厌的人; 害人虫; 坑人的事物
*That child is an absolute pest he keeps ringing the doorbell and then running away! 那孩子讨厌极了--老是来按门铃, 按完就跑了!
2 [C] insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc 害虫、害兽、害鸟等有害动物
*Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests, especially rats. 储存的 物经常受损坏, 尤其是老鼠为患最甚.
* garden pests, eg slugs, greenfly 花园中的害虫(如蛞蝓、蚜虫). Cf 参看 vermin 1.
3 [C, U] (arch 古) = pestilence.
pest
n[C][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;Origin: peste
'plague', from
Latin pestis]
a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies
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vermin a chemical used in pest controlinformal an annoying person, especially a child
1. And it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits, equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry. 这种疾病又蔓延到了英国。在英国,野兔被当作有害的动物,可是家兔是赚钱的毛皮工业的基础,然而家兔同样易感染这种疾病。
2. Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia, acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence. 具有讽刺意味的是,欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传给澳洲,而欧洲自己却染上了这种人为的瘟疫般的疾病。
3. Where wild rabbits are not generally regarded as a pest but as a sport and a useful food supply, 野兔在法国一般不被当作有害动物,而被视为打猎取乐的玩物和有用的食物来源。
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