caterpillars

英 [ˈkætəpɪləz]

美 [ˈkætəˌpɪlərz]

n.  毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)
caterpillar的复数

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.

双语例句

• And we saw venomous caterpillars.
  而我们看见了有毒的毛毛虫。
• Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars.
  中等体型有毛的蛾子；幼虫为垂片毛虫。
• Daniel: Hurry up! Hurry up! What lovely caterpillars are over there!
  丹尼尔：快点！快点！看那边的毛毛虫多可爱啊！
• The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
  毛毛虫总是成群进食。
• The caterpillars feed on a wide range of trees, shrubs and plants
  毛虫以各类树木、灌木和植物为食。
• Infestations of these caterpillars may defoliate oaks and other hardwood trees but usually do no permanent damage.
  这些毛虫的侵扰可能使橡树落叶和其他树木的硬木树但通常都没有永久性损伤。
• As the caterpillars feed on crops, their waste pollutes waterways and drinking wells.
  当毛虫啃噬庄稼时，它们的排泄物就污染了（灌溉）水道和饮用水井。
• But caterpillars that hatch on GM crops die, reducing the overall population of the pests in the area.
  但是在转基因玉米上孵化的幼虫会死亡，这就减少了该区域害虫的总数量。
• The chicks/ caterpillars/ grubs have hatched (` out).
  小鸡[毛虫/小蛆]孵出来了。
• D: Do you happen to keep caterpillars, perhaps the hook-tip moth?
  该不会你正好养了毛虫，或是钩翅蛾吧？