单词 | mite |
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音标 | 英[maɪt] 美[maɪt] |
解释 | n.小虫;极小量;小孩子;微小的东西; |
例句 | PHRASE 一点点;极少量 A mite means to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement less extreme. 例:I can't help feeling just a mite uneasy about it...我对此不禁感到一丝不安。 例:I think if you were a woman you might feel a mite differently.我想如果你是女人的话,也许会感到些许不同。 N-COUNT (生存在植物上或动物皮毛中的)螨 Mites are very tiny creatures that live on plants, for example, or in animals' fur. 例:...an itching skin disorder caused by parasitic mites.寄生螨虫引起的皮肤瘙痒 N-COUNT (可怜的)小孩,小家伙 If you refer to a small child as a poor little mite, you mean that you feel sorry for them. 例:The poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。 |
变形 | pl:mites~ |
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