Word · Frequency #23035
ladybird
瓢虫
核心释义
ladybird
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瓢虫
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
用法In use
Look at that red ladybird on the leaf!
用法提示：ladybird 作名词，指瓢虫。
Ladybirds help farmers by eating harmful insects.
用法提示：ladybirds 是 ladybird 的复数形式，作主语。
A ladybird landed on my arm while I was reading in the park.
用法提示：ladybird 作主语，指一只瓢虫。
a ladybird
ladybird 是可数名词，表示单只时用 a/an。
A ladybird landed on the window.
一只瓢虫落在了窗户上。
ladybirds + verb
ladybirds 是复数形式，作主语时谓语动词用复数。
Ladybirds are often red with black spots.
瓢虫通常是红色带黑点的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- seven-spot ladybird
- 七星瓢虫
- A seven-spot ladybird landed on the leaf.一只七星瓢虫落在叶子上。
- ladybird larva
- 瓢虫幼虫
- The ladybird larva feeds on aphids.瓢虫幼虫以蚜虫为食。
- ladybird spots
- 瓢虫身上的斑点
- The number of ladybird spots varies between species.瓢虫身上的斑点数量因物种而异。
- harlequin ladybird
- 异色瓢虫
- The harlequin ladybird is an invasive species in Europe.异色瓢虫在欧洲是一种入侵物种。
- a swarm of ladybirds
- 一群瓢虫
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 ladybird 拆成 lady + bird：想象一只穿花裙子的“淑女鸟”其实是瓢虫，正趴在叶子上吃蚜虫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：英国日常口语、儿童读物、园艺话题 ladybird 是英式英语中对瓢虫的常见说法，多用于日常口语和儿童读物；在美式英语中更常说 ladybug。整体偏向非正式但自然的中性表达，正式书面语中较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words bird, word, heard, third, and nerd all rhyme with the final syllable of ladybird: each has the same stressed vowel /ɝ/ followed by /d/. The /ɝ/ sound can be spelled -ir- (bird, third), -or- (word), -ear- (heard), or -er- (nerd). Be careful with ladybug: it looks similar to ladybird and shares the first part 'lady', but it does not rhyme—it ends with /bʌɡ/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.