beetle

[ˈbiːtl] [ˈbiːtl]
  • 复数:beetles;
  • 第三人称单数:beetles;
  • 过去式:beetled;
  • 过去分词:beetled;
  • 现在分词:beetling;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      甲虫
      A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
      2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
    • Verb
      1. be suspended over or hang over;
      "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
      2. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle;
      "He beetled up the staircase""They beetled off home"
      3. beat with a beetle
    • Adjective
      1. jutting or overhanging;
      "beetle brows"