Dictionary Workbench Ondict

cockroach

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

cockroach

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects
cock·roach /ˈkɒk-rəʊtʃ $ ˈkɑːk-roʊtʃ/ (also roach American English) noun [countable]  cockroach.jpg HBIa large black or brown insect that lives in dirty houses, especially if they are warm and there is food to eat 蟑螂
Examples from the Corpus
cockroachAt a certain point, great big cockroaches no longer inspire that skin-crawling disgust.Mira Sorvino stars in this dim-witted, dimly lit monster flick about gigantic cockroaches living in the New York subway system.Some people are allergic to molds, dust mites, animal dander or cockroaches.At playtime she opened the tin and let the cockroach fly into my blouse.The fungi grows in just these sites in wild cockroaches.
Origin cockroach (1600-1700) Spanish cucaracha, from cuca caterpillar
cock·roach nounChineseSyllable
Corpus lives large a brown insect black or that


cockroach
cockroach /ˈkɒk-rəʊtʃ $ ˈkɑːk-roʊtʃ/ (also roach American English) noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Spanish
 Origin: cucaracha, from cuca 'caterpillar'

a large black or brown insect that lives in dirty houses, especially if they are warm and there is food to eat


cock·roachBrE /ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːkroʊtʃ/ 🔊 (also NAmE, informal roach) nouna large brown insect with wings, that lives in houses, especially where there is dirt 蟑螂