weevil

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Insects, Animals, Agriculture

wee·vil /ˈwiːvəl/ noun [countable]  HBIa small insect that feeds on grain, flour etc and spoils it 〔吃谷物、面粉等的〕象甲，象鼻虫

Examples from the Corpus

weevil• Low cunning with moats Adult weevils are difficult to eradicate.• The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.• The pesticide killed off weevils and other insects, leaving the army worm to multiply unchecked by its natural enemies.• Make sure there are no other ways for the weevils to climb up to the pots.• He was the weevil in the fruit, according to Rex, the canker in their midst.• Watch out for the vine weevil that eats plants' roots-it's on the increase due to warmer winters.• Help at hand Away with vine weevil Pippa Greenwood outwits this frustrating plant predator.Origin weevil Old English wifil

wee·vil nounChineseSyllable  

small insect flour on that Corpus feeds a grain, etc and

weevil
wee‧vil /ˈwiːvəl/ noun [countable]a small insect that feeds on grain, flour etc and spoils it

wee·vilBrE /ˈwiːvl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwiːvl/ 🔊 nouna small insect with a hard shell, that eats grain, nuts and other seeds and destroys crops 象鼻虫，象甲，豆象（吃谷物、坚果和种子，危害作物的小甲虫）