pest

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n. 令人讨厌之物, 有害之物, 害虫, 瘟疫 [医] 鼠疫, 瘟疫

发音

UK /pɛst/
其它
US /pɛst/

词形变化

pests 复数 pests

教材释义与例句

名词

害虫；有害之物；讨厌的人

a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies

a chemical used in pest control

用于防治虫害的一种化学品

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.

    古体
  2. 2.

    Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.

  3. 3.

    An annoying person, a nuisance.

  4. 4.

    An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.

  5. 5.

    An invasive weed.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

plague cuss pestilence blighter gadfly pesterer pestis

上位词 8

animal beast creature brute fauna tormentor persecutor tormenter

下位词 5

vermin bubonic plague nudnick nudnik pneumonic plague

相关短语

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词源

In the 16th century in the sense of "pestilence" and specifically bubonic plague from Middle French peste (“pestilence”) (whence French peste). The other meanings are recorded soon after. Ultimately from Latin pestis.

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