Word · Frequency #23035
ladybird
瓢虫
ladybird
- 1.
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
瓢虫
In use
Look at that red ladybird on the leaf!
Ladybirds help farmers by eating harmful insects.
A ladybird landed on my arm while I was reading in the park.
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。
the ladybird
the + 单数名词可泛指整个物种。
The ladybird helps gardeners by eating aphids.
瓢虫吃蚜虫，对园丁有帮助。
Common mistakes
I found ladybird on the leaf.I found a ladybird on the leaf.
英语中可数名词单数不能裸用，前面需要加冠词（如 a/an/the）；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。这里改为 a ladybird 才符合语法。
I saw many ladybird in the park.I saw many ladybirds in the park.
ladybird 是可数名词，many 后面必须用复数形式；汉语名词没有复数变化，因此学习者常漏掉 -s。改为 ladybirds 表示多只。
Connections
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
- A swarm of ladybirds gathered on the sunny wall.一大群瓢虫聚集在向阳的墙上。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.