单词 | deathwatch beetle |
释义 | deathwatch beetle deathwatch beetle n.(名词)Any one of several beetles of the family Anobiidae, especiallyXestobium rufovillosum, whose head makes a clicking sound as it burrows into wood or wooden structures. The sound was superstitiously regarded as a portent of death. 报死窃蠹:窃蠹科的各种小甲虫,尤指窃盗甲虫 ,在木质建筑物里打洞时,头部发出咔哒咔哒的声响。这种声响过去在迷信中被看作是死亡的前兆 |
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