pest
美音:[pest
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英音:[pest
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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.
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
→vermin
a chemical used in pest control
informal an annoying person, especially a child
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: peste 'plague', from Latin pestis]
a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies
→vermin
a chemical used in pest control
informal 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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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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