Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3450
insect
昆虫
small air-breathing arthropod
- 1.
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
一种节肢动物(昆虫纲),具有六条腿,最多四个翅膀,和角质外骨骼。
- 2.
small air-breathing arthropod
小型呼吸空气的节肢动物
- 3.
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
品行卑劣或不道德的人,不值得尊重
卑鄙的人；一种节肢动物(昆虫纲),具有六条腿,最多四个翅膀,和角质外骨骼。；小型呼吸空气的节肢动物；品行卑劣或不道德的人,不值得尊重；卑鄙的人；[医] 昆虫
In use
The insect landed on the flower and began to collect nectar.
She studied the insect's anatomy under a microscope.
Many insects have compound eyes that detect movement well.
a/an + insect
元音音素开头，使用冠词 an。
I saw an insect on the leaf.
我在叶子上看到一只昆虫。
数词/量词 + insects
复数形式加 -s。
There are many insects in the garden.
花园里有很多昆虫。
Common mistakes
I saw insect in the garden.I saw an insect in the garden.
可数名词单数前需加冠词，中文没有冠词概念，容易遗漏，应使用不定冠词an。
Connections
Collocations
- insect species
- 昆虫种类
- There are millions of insect species on Earth.地球上昆虫种类数以百万计。
- insect bite
- 昆虫叮咬
- I got an insect bite on my arm.我胳膊被虫子叮了一下。
- insect repellent
- 驱虫剂
- Apply insect repellent before going hiking.去远足前涂上驱虫剂。
- beneficial insect
- 益虫
- Ladybugs are beneficial insects that eat aphids.瓢虫是吃蚜虫的益虫。
- social insect
- 社会性昆虫
- Ants are social insects that live in colonies.蚂蚁是群居的社会性昆虫。
- contemptible insect
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“in”在内部，“sect”部分，昆虫身体分为头胸腹三部分。
Context & Register
昆虫：中性语域，常见于科普文章、日常对话等语境。卑鄙的人：贬义语域，多用于非正式场合，如吵架或文学贬损，需谨慎使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数加-s
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the sound /ɛkt/ and share the spelling '-ect'. Note that 'insect' is stressed on the first syllable, while most of these words are stressed on the second syllable, but the final syllable pronunciation is the same.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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