a wasp sting
英语中常用名词直接作定语修饰另一个名词,此时 wasp 用单数形式,不加 -s。
She put ice on the wasp sting.
她在黄蜂蜇伤处敷了冰。
黄蜂
wasps — plural of wasp
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。
any of various stinging insects related to bees and ants, typically with a slender body and a narrow waist
许多类似大黄蜂的刺痛飞虫中的任何一种。
Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
盎格鲁-撒克逊血统的新教白人
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
除蚂蚁(蚁科)和蜜蜂(蜜蜂类)外的膜翅目亚目成员。
Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
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
social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
行为愤怒或傲慢的人,因此表现得像黄蜂。
A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspishly.
A wasp flew into the kitchen and landed on the fruit bowl.
一只黄蜂飞进厨房，落在水果碗上。
用法提示：wasp 作名词，指黄蜂这种会蜇人的飞虫。
We had to stay still until the wasp left the picnic table.
我们不得不一动不动，直到那只黄蜂离开野餐桌。
用法提示：wasp 为名词单数，指黄蜂；前面用冠词 the 限定。
Be careful – there are several wasps building a nest under the roof.
小心——有几只黄蜂正在屋檐下筑巢。
用法提示：wasps 是 wasp 的复数形式，作名词，指多只黄蜂。
英语中常用名词直接作定语修饰另一个名词,此时 wasp 用单数形式,不加 -s。
She put ice on the wasp sting.
她在黄蜂蜇伤处敷了冰。
表示黄蜂等动物所属关系时,单数名词后加 's,复数则只加 '(如 wasps' nests)。
There is a wasp's nest under the roof.
屋檐下有一个黄蜂窝。
被动结构 be stung by 中用 by 引出蜇人的昆虫;sting 的过去式和过去分词都是 stung。
He was stung by a wasp on the arm.
他手臂上被黄蜂蜇了一下。
用 a swarm of 表示成群飞行的黄蜂等昆虫,of 后面接复数形式 wasps。
A swarm of wasps chased us away from the picnic.
一群黄蜂把我们赶离了野餐地点。
grammar · medium
易错句子Wasp is a stinging insect with a narrow waist.
正确表达A wasp is a stinging insect with a narrow waist.
wasp 是可数名词，单数形式在句中作主语表示"任意一只黄蜂"这类泛指时，前面必须加不定冠词 a。汉语名词没有冠词系统，"黄蜂是……"直接以名词开头，学习者会把这个习惯搬到英语里而漏掉冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many wasp around the picnic table.
正确表达There were many wasps around the picnic table.
wasp 是可数名词，被 many 修饰时必须用复数形式 wasps。汉语名词不随数量改变词形，所以学习者常常保留原形而忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子A wasp bit me on the arm while I was eating outside.
正确表达A wasp stung me on the arm while I was eating outside.
指被黄蜂尾部的针刺蜇时，英语固定用 sting（sting–stung–stung）；bite 表示用牙齿咬，不能表达蜂类蜇人。汉语"蜇"和"咬"都可用"咬"一类说法带过，学习者因此常误用 bite。
黄蜂蜇伤
He was rushed to hospital after a wasp sting.
他被黄蜂蜇了之后被紧急送往医院。
黄蜂巢
There's a wasp nest under the roof.
屋檐下有个黄蜂巢。
黄蜂腰（形容纤细的腰身）
The dress is cinched to create a wasp waist.
这条连衣裙收腰,勒出黄蜂般的细腰。
蜂王（黄蜂的繁殖雌蜂）
In spring the queen wasp builds a new nest.
春天,蜂王会筑一个新巢。
胡蜂（一种用木浆筑巢的黄蜂）
Paper wasps build nests from chewed wood pulp.
胡蜂用嚼碎的木质纸浆筑巢。
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一群黄蜂
A swarm of wasps chased us out of the garden.
一群黄蜂把我们赶出了花园。