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

Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects.
黑亮或有金属光泽的食肉陆栖甲虫，它能杀死多种有害昆虫。
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。
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。
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。
Unlike baby komodos, the potato beetle's feces are actually poisonous to predators.
但是，与科莫多巨蜥幼蜥不同的是，薯虫的粪便对敌人来说是有毒的。
Active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects.
通常是色彩鲜艳的活跃的甲虫，捕食其它昆虫。
Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems.
颜色鲜艳的甲虫，以植物的叶子为食；幼虫在树根和树干上滋生。
He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.
我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。
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。
I turned around to see a badly dressed beetle.
我转过身，看见了一只穿的很破烂的甲虫。