insect
US: /ˈɪnˌsɛkt/
UK: /ˈɪnsɛkt/
UK: /ˈɪnsɛkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
insect /'insekt/
- danh từ
- (động vật học) sâu bọ, côn trùng
- (nghĩa bóng) đồ nhãi nhép, đồ sâu bọ, đồ giun dế
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. ANTS, bees and flies are all insects: insect pests / larvae / species + insect repellent (= a chemical that keeps insects away) + an insect bite + The pesticide is lethal to all insect life.
See also -
Help Note: Insect is often used to refer to other small crawling creatures, for example spiders, although this is not correct scientific language.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
flying, winged | aquatic | beneficial
Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial insects as well as harmful ones.
| harmful, poisonous | social
Social insects, such as ants, live in large colonies.
QUANT.
swarm
INSECT + VERB
buzz
An insect was buzzing around the room.
| fly | crawl | swarm | bore
Insects had bored deep into the wood.
| bite, sting
INSECT + NOUN
attack
The wood should be treated against insect attack.
| bite | eggs, larva | pests
Gardeners welcome birds as they control insect pests.
| repellent, spray | species | world
Wasps are the master builders of the insect world.
Concise English dictionary
insects'ɪnsekt
noun
+small air-breathing arthropod
+a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
