Word · Frequency #8176
wasp
黄蜂
any of various stinging insects related to bees and ants, typically with a slender body and a narrow waist
- 1.
Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
许多类似大黄蜂的刺痛飞虫中的任何一种。
- 2.
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
盎格鲁-撒克逊血统的新教白人
- 3.
Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
除蚂蚁(蚁科)和蜜蜂(蜜蜂类)外的膜翅目亚目成员。
- 4.
social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
通常身体细长,腹部通过狭窄的柄连接,具有强大刺针的社会性或独居性膜翅目昆虫
- 5.
A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.
行为愤怒或傲慢的人,因此表现得像黄蜂。
盎格鲁-撒克逊白人新教徒;易怒的人;尖刻的人;许多类似大黄蜂的刺痛飞虫中的任何一种。;盎格鲁-撒克逊血统的新教白人;除蚂蚁(蚁科)和蜜蜂(蜜蜂类)外的膜翅目亚目成员。
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A wasp flew into the kitchen and landed on the fruit bowl.
We had to stay still until the wasp left the picnic table.
Be careful – there are several wasps building a nest under the roof.
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复数形式为 wasps。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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