caterpillar

英 [ˈkætəpɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈkætərpɪlər]

n.  毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)

复数：caterpillars　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10524 / COCA.13163

牛津词典

noun

• 毛虫，蠋（蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫）
  a small creature like a worm with legs, that develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insects with large, sometimes brightly coloured, wings). Caterpillars eat the leaves of plants.

柯林斯词典

• 毛虫
  Acaterpillaris a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.

英英释义

noun

• a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

双语例句

• After a few weeks, the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon.
  几周之之后，毛虫从茧里面出来了。
• And, we tell how one kind of caterpillar can trick another insect.
  最后我们会说说有一种毛毛虫如何欺骗另一种昆虫。
• I used to watch the whole process from caterpillar to chrysalis and then to butterfly.
  我通常观察蝴蝶的整个生命过程&从毛虫变成蛹再变成蝴蝶。
• I know it would be a mistake for Caterpillar workers to do that.
  我知道这将是一个错误的毛虫工作者去做。
• I am a little caterpillar.
  我是一条小毛毛虫。
• If you can tell me the fate of Cecil the caterpillar, I will go out with you.
  如果你能说出毛虫西塞尔的命运，我就和你约会。
• The Duck with Chinese Caterpillar Fungus?
  虫草鸭子？那是一种保健食品，对吧？
• 'I don't know,'said the Caterpillar.
  我不懂，毛虫说。
• This is my own "the very hungry caterpillar".
  这是属于我自己的好饿好饿的毛毛虫。
• The fractured caterpillar board of high manganese cast steel was analyzed for chemical composition, fracture and microstructure.
  对断裂的高锰钢履带板进行了化学成分、断口和金相分析。