| 单词 | pest |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pest] |
| 解释 | n.害虫；讨厌的人或物 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 害虫(an detrimental animal)；讨厌的人或物(one that pesters or annoys) 【考】 pest : irksome / expert : proficient(讨厌的人的特点是讨 厌的/专家的特点是精 通的) 【例】 My young sister becomes a pest whenever my friends visit. |
| 字源 | pest (n.) 1550s (in imprecations, "a pest upon ____," etc.), "plague, pestilence," from Middle French peste (1530s), from Latin pestis "deadly contagious disease; a curse, bane," of uncertain origin. Meaning "noxious or troublesome person or thing" first recorded c.1600. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 害虫; 讨厌的人或物 【参】pester(v 使烦恼; 纠缠)像害虫一样 【类】pest: irksome = expert: proficient讨厌的人是讨厌的 = 专家的是精通的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：拍死它；pet + s 死，pet 是喜欢的宠物，加个死就是讨厌的想弄死的害虫了 |
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