| 英语单词 | cicada |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [sɪ'kɑːdə] 美 [sɪ'keɪdə] |
| 中文释义 | n.蝉;知了 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Cicada always sloughs in the spring. (2) A cicada's first flight can be its last. (3) A cicada sat at the base of the gum tree. (4) Cicada sloughs can be made into medicines. (5) A mantis catches a cicada, a yellowbird behinds. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 蝉总是在春季蜕皮。 (2) 蝉的第一次飞行 (3) 有只蝉在橡胶树下面。 (4) 蝉衣可以入药。 (5) 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A cicada is a large, winged insect that makes a distinctive vibrating sound. You might hear hundreds of male cicadas singing loudly on a summer night. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Cicadas are often confused with locusts, which are a similar size, a little under two inches long, but are unrelated to the cicada. Cicadas live from two to five years, and in many parts of the world they're a popular food — they were also eaten in ancient Greece and their shells are an ingredient in several traditional Chinese medicines. The word cicada is Latin, meaning "tree cricket." In some parts of Appalachia, cicadas are called "jarflies." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]蝉;知了 A cicada is a large insect that lives in hot countries and makes a loud high-pitched noise. |
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