新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pest

英  [pest]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • pests

    1[C 可数名词] 害虫 , 有害的小动物

    Pests are insects or small animals that damage crops or food supplies.

    双语例句

    例:

    crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases.

    能抵抗一些主要病虫害的庄稼。

    例:

    Each year ten per cent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.

    一种叫做玉米根虫的害虫每年会使粮食减产10。

    2[C 可数名词] 讨厌鬼(尤指小孩)

    You can describe someone, especially a child, as a pest if they keep bothering you.

    近义词

    nuisance

    双语例句

    例:

    He climbed on the table, pulled my hair, and was generally a pest.

    他爬上桌子,揪我的头发,真是个讨厌鬼。