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[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
larvas — plural of larva
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
幼虫
the immature, free-living form of many animals that hatches from an egg and must metamorphose into the adult form
A larva hatches from an egg.
幼虫从卵孵化。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The larvas are eating the leaves.
Use this
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。
Not this
Larva hatches from egg.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use larvas naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音似“拉娃”，想象一只小虫子被拉着走，它就是幼虫。
主要用于生物学和科学文献，属于正式/专业语域
No common words rhyme with 'larva' due to its stressed syllable containing /r/. The listed words share the spelling ending 'va' but differ in vowel: compare /lɑrvə/ with /lɑːvə/ (lava), /diːvə/ (diva), etc.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.