beetle

英 [ˈbiːtl]

美 [ˈbiːtl]

n. 甲虫; “甲壳虫”小汽车(一款大众牌小汽车的英语名)
v. 快速移动

复数：beetles　现在分词：beetling　过去式：beetled　第三人称单数：beetles　过去分词：beetled　

Collins.1 / BNC.8094 / COCA.7196

牛津词典

noun

甲虫
an insect, often large and black, with a hard case on its back, covering its wings. There are several types of beetle .
“甲壳虫”小汽车（一款大众牌小汽车的英语名）
the English name for the original Volkswagen small car with a round shape at the front and the back

verb

快速移动
to move somewhere quickly
1. I last saw him beetling off down the road.
  我上次见到他时，他正快步沿路而去。

noun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden)
Synonym:mallet

verb

beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
1. He beetled up the staircase
2. They beetled off home
be suspended over or hang over
1. This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
Synonym:overhang

adj

Small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils.
在树皮和树木上打洞的小甲虫；与象鼻虫有关。
The adult beetle has silken hairs on its body.
甲壳虫的成虫身体上有柔软光滑的茸毛。
The microorganism controls development of larvae, but destruction of the adult beetle requires chemical insecticides.
这种微生物能控制幼虫生长，但是要杀死成年甲虫还需要化学杀虫剂。
The Asian lady beetle eats aphids that damage crops like soybeans, fruits and berries.
亚洲甲虫吃掉了破坏庄稼的蚜虫，比如大豆，水果和草莓等。
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
圆形身体的小甲虫，色彩鲜艳并有斑点，通常吃蚜虫和其它有害的昆虫。
Large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees.
其幼虫在松树中钻洞穴居的大甲虫。
This beetle eats mainly the germ of the grain.
这种甲虫要吃谷物的胚芽。
Scientists in Germany who study biomaterials have now figured out how the beetle does it.
在德国研究生物材料的科学家们现在已经弄明白了甲虫是怎样做的。
A small, green beetle approached from the crowd.
一只小绿甲虫从昆虫群里挤了出来，来到我跟前。
A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
一只大臭虫叮了一只小甲虫，但是小甲虫回叮了大臭虫。