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grasshopper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects
grass·hop·per /ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒpə $ ˈɡræsˌhɑːpər/ noun [countable]  grasshopper.jpg HBIan insect that has long back legs for jumping and that makes short loud noises 蚱蜢;蝗虫 knee-high to a grasshopper at knee-high(2)4  See picture of 见图 INSECT5 see picture at 见图 insect
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grasshopperTo drive, the MR2 feels like a grasshopper.Even when she was knee-high to a grasshopper.A grasshopper is big to a ladybug.Black cap, white throat and grasshopper warbler had been sighted.We had a drought, grasshoppers, crickets.Their food consists of virtually any invertebrate small enough to swallow, including grasshoppers, spiders and caterpillars.In the ensuing years the county was ravaged by plagues of grasshoppers.The children sat in their corner of the back room and grumbled over their grasshoppers.
grass·hop·per nounChineseSyllable
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grasshopper
grasshopper /ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒpə $ ˈɡræsˌhɑːpər/ noun [countable]

an insect that has long back legs for jumping and that makes short loud noises ⇨ knee-high to a grasshopper at knee-high(2)


grass·hop·perBrE /ˈɡrɑːshɒpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡræshɑːpər/ 🔊 noun
an insect with long back legs, that can jump very high and that makes a sound with its legs 蝗虫;蚱蜢;蚂蚱knee-high to a ˈgrasshopper(informal, humorous) very small; very young 矮小;幼小