locust
发音
英 [ˈləʊkəst]
美 [ˈloʊkəst]
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- n.
- 蝗虫，蚱蜢
- [植]角豆树
- [植]洋槐
- 破坏者
单词词源
locust 蝗虫
来自拉丁语locusta,蝗虫，龙虾，词源有争议，可能来自PIE*lek,弯，转，关节，词源同leg,langustine.用以命名如蝗虫，龙虾等节肢动物。
双语例句
- 1. Loaded with protein , deep-fried locust tastes a bit like fried chicken .
- 蝗虫富含丰富的蛋白质，熟了的蝗虫味道像炸鸡。
- 2. Of these you may eat any kind of locust , katydid , cricket or grasshopper .
- 其中有蝗虫，蚂蚱，蟋蟀与其类，蚱蜢与其类，这些你们都可以吃。
- 3. I 'll be honest , deep-fried locust is not the most delicious snack I 've ever had .
- 老实讲，油炸蝗虫的确不是我曾吃过的最美味的小吃。
- 4. Theories that weather-related calamities such as drought , floods and locust plagues steered the unraveling or creation of chinese dynasties are not new .
- 认为由气候造成的灾难（如干旱，洪涝和蝗虫）引起中国的改朝换代的理论并不是新花样。
- 5. As merckle 's stock-market gamble failed , he seemed to become a homegrown locust for commentators and politicians looking for a scapegoat for the financial situation .
- 当默克先生的股票投机行为失败时，他似乎又成为一只本土蝗虫，那正是评论家和政客们为当前金融处境正在寻找的一支替罪羊。