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grasshoppers

UK //ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒp.əz//US //ˈɡræsˌhɑː.pɚz//

词源

源自中古英语 'gras-hoppere',由 grass(草)和 hopper(跳跃者)组成,字面意思是'在草中跳跃的生物'。

noun

❶ 蚱蜢,一种常见的昆虫,后腿强壮适合跳跃,通常以植物为食,常见于草地和田野中。

“The children were catching grasshoppers in the field.”

(孩子们正在田野里捉蚱蜢。)

“Grasshoppers can jump up to 20 times their body length.”

(蚱蜢能跳出身体长度20倍的距离。)

同义词:locust, hopper, orthopteran

常见短语

knee-high to a grasshopper — 形容某人非常年幼或个子很小,常用于幽默或怀旧的语境中。

“I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.”

(从他很小的时候我就认识他了。)