Word · Frequency #21078
dragonfly
蜻蜓
a non-stinging insect with a slender body and iridescent wings that are spread out when at rest; both adults and young feed on mosquitoes and other small insects.
- 1.
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
- 2.
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
体型纤细的不蜇人的昆虫,具有虹彩翅膀,休息时翅膀展开；成虫和幼虫以蚊子等为食
体型纤细的不蜇人的昆虫,具有虹彩翅膀,休息时翅膀展开；成虫和幼虫以蚊子等为食
In use
A dragonfly flew past my window this morning.
In summer, children like to watch dragonflies near the river.
I noticed a blue dragonfly resting on a stone by the path.
there is a dragonfly + place
there is 用于存现句，主语为单数可数名词 dragonfly，注意用不定冠词 a。
There is a dragonfly on the window.
窗户上有一只蜻蜓。
watch a dragonfly do sth
watch 后接宾语和省略 to 的不定式，表示观察动作的全过程。
We watched a dragonfly land on the leaf.
我们看着一只蜻蜓落在叶子上。
dragonflies + plural verb
dragonfly 的复数是 dragonflies；作主语时谓语动词用复数形式（如 feed）。
Connections
Collocations
- dragonfly nymph
- 蜻蜓若虫
- The dragonfly nymph lives in water for months before emerging as an adult.蜻蜓若虫在水中生活数月，然后羽化为成虫。
- dragonfly wings
- 蜻蜓翅膀
- The dragonfly wings shimmer with iridescent colors in the sunlight.蜻蜓翅膀在阳光下闪烁着彩虹般的颜色。
- dragonfly species
- 蜻蜓物种
- This wetland is home to many dragonfly species.这片湿地是许多蜻蜓物种的栖息地。
- dragonfly flight
- 蜻蜓飞行
- Dragonfly flight is remarkably agile and fast.蜻蜓飞行异常敏捷和迅速。
- dragonfly habitat
- 蜻蜓栖息地
- Clean water is essential for dragonfly habitat.干净的水对蜻蜓栖息地至关重要。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象蜻蜓是“会飞的龙”：dragon（龙）+fly（飞），合起来就是蜻蜓。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然观察、儿童读物、日常对话 该词是中性常用词，日常描述或科普语境中都比较常见，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -fly and are pronounced with final /ˌflaɪ/, so they rhyme with dragonfly. Note that 'dragon' alone is /ˈdræɡən/ and does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.