单词 | locust |
释义 | locust['ləukəst]n. 蝗虫, 蚱蜢, 蝉 locust lo.cust AHD: [l½“k…st] D.J. [6l*&k*st]K.K. [6lok*st]n.(名词)1. Any of numerous grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, often migrating in immense swarms that devour vegetation and crops.蝗虫:蝗科的一种蝗虫,经常大批迁徙,将所到之地所有植物和庄稼吃光2. The seventeen-year locust.十七年蝉3. Any of several North American deciduous trees of the genusRobinia, especially R. pseudoacacia, having compound leaves, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers, and durable hard wood. 洋槐:一种北美落叶树(洋槐属)。 尤指 洋槐, 生有复叶,花呈白色、下垂并有香味,木质耐用坚硬 4. Any of several similar or related trees, such as the honey locust or the carob.洋槐:类似或相关的几种树,如美洲皂荚或稻子豆树5. The wood of one of these trees.洋槐木:这些树的一种木材语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French locuste 源自 古法语 locuste 3. from Latin locusta 源自 拉丁语 locusta 4. [Sense 3a, probably from the resemblance of its fruit to a locust] [释义3a可能源于其果实与蝗虫相似] |
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