[article] larva [verb]
通常与不定冠词或定冠词连用。
A larva hatches from an egg.
幼虫从卵孵化。
幼虫
larvae — plural of larva
某些昆虫和两栖动物的早期生长阶段,孵化后昆虫无翅,类似毛虫或蛆,两栖动物无肢,类似鱼；大多数无脊椎动物、两栖动物和鱼类的幼虫形态,与成体不同,需经过变态发育；处于上述阶段的动物；与成体阶段截然不同的刚出生或孵化的动物形态；某人或某物尚未完全成熟的初期阶段,尤其是成长而非表现的时期
the immature, free-living form of many animals that hatches from an egg and must metamorphose into the adult form
某些昆虫和两栖动物的早期生长阶段,孵化后昆虫无翅,类似毛虫或蛆,两栖动物无肢,类似鱼
An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
大多数无脊椎动物、两栖动物和鱼类的幼虫形态,与成体不同,需经过变态发育
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
处于上述阶段的动物
An animal in the aforementioned stage.
与成体阶段截然不同的刚出生或孵化的动物形态
A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
某人或某物尚未完全成熟的初期阶段,尤其是成长而非表现的时期
A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.
The butterfly larva feeds on leaves before it becomes a chrysalis.
蝴蝶幼虫在变成蛹之前以叶子为食。
用法提示：这里 larva 是单数形式，表示一只蝴蝶的幼虫阶段。
Many fish larvae are planktonic and drift with ocean currents.
许多鱼类的幼虫是浮游生物，随洋流漂移。
用法提示：larvae 是 larva 的复数形式，指多种鱼类的幼虫。
The scientist carefully observed the larva under a microscope to study its development.
科学家在显微镜下仔细观察幼虫，研究其发育过程。
用法提示：larva 作为可数名词，前面有定冠词 the，特指某一只幼虫。
通常与不定冠词或定冠词连用。
A larva hatches from an egg.
幼虫从卵孵化。
表示所属关系，说明幼虫的母体动物。
The larva of a butterfly is called a caterpillar.
蝴蝶的幼虫叫做毛虫。
复数形式larvae常用于描述群体行为。
The larvae feed on leaves.
幼虫以叶子为食。
尤指甲虫类昆虫的幼虫，与幼虫或蛴螬同义；但不可用于蛙或鱼类幼虫
特指鳞翅目昆虫（蝴蝶、蛾）的幼虫；不可替代用于甲虫或蝇类幼虫
专指双翅目（蝇）的幼虫；不可用于蝶蛾或甲虫幼虫
仅用于不完全变态昆虫（如蜻蜓、蝗虫）；不可用于完全变态昆虫的幼虫
专用于蛙、蟾蜍等两栖动物的幼体；不可用于昆虫幼虫
grammar · medium
易错句子The larvas are eating the leaves.
正确表达The larvae are eating the leaves.
larva 的复数形式是 larvae，而不是 larvas。学习者常受英语规则复数加-s的影响而误拼。
grammar · medium
易错句子Larva hatches from egg.
正确表达The larva hatches from the egg.
可数名词单数前通常需要冠词。中文没有冠词，导致学习者遗漏冠词，造成语法错误。
相对于幼虫的成熟阶段，用于泛指完全变态发育后的形态
昆虫学中特指完全变态昆虫的成熟阶段
幼虫阶段
The butterfly passes through a larva stage before becoming a pupa.
蝴蝶在变成蛹之前要经历幼虫阶段。
昆虫幼虫
Many insect larvae are important decomposers in the ecosystem.
许多昆虫幼虫是生态系统中重要的分解者。
幼虫发育
The larva develops inside the egg until it hatches.
幼虫在卵内发育直到孵化。
幼虫取食
The larva feeds on leaves and grows rapidly.
幼虫以叶子为食，生长迅速。
幼虫变态
After several molts, the larva transforms into a pupa.
经过几次蜕皮后，幼虫变态为蛹。
水生幼虫
Mosquito larvae are aquatic larvae that live in standing water.
蚊子幼虫是生活在静水中的水生幼虫。
幼虫发育的起始阶段，从卵孵化而来。
幼虫化蛹后进入蛹期，是昆虫变态过程中的一个阶段。
幼虫经过变态发育成为成虫，形态和习性发生根本变化。
描述从幼虫到成虫的形态变化过程，是昆虫发育的关键特征。
幼虫在两次蜕皮之间的时期，每增加一龄形态会发生变化。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.