caterpillar
英 [ˈkætəpɪlə(r)]
美 [ˈkætərpɪlər]
n. 毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)
复数：caterpillars
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
- That is not said right,'said the Caterpillar.
这是不正确的说，'毛毛虫说。 - ` Not a bit, 'said the Caterpillar.
一点也不。毛毛虫说。 - Green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees.
尺蠖蛾的绿色的毛虫；破坏多种果树和遮荫树。 - 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。 - A caterpillar's dream to fly.
一个梦想飞翔的毛虫。 - The Duck with Chinese Caterpillar Fungus?
虫草鸭子？那是一种保健食品，对吧？ - 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。 - A caterpillar changed into a butterfly.
毛虫变成了蝴蝶。 - Peculiarities in the silkworm are known to appear at the corresponding caterpillar or cocoon stage.
蚕体的性状，亦限于相当的幼虫期或蛹期出现。 - 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。