beetle

英 [ˈbiːtl]

美 [ˈbiːtl]

n. 甲虫; “甲壳虫”小汽车(一款大众牌小汽车的英语名)
v. 快速移动

复数：beetles　现在分词：beetling　过去式：beetled　第三人称单数：beetles　过去分词：beetled　

Collins.1 / BNC.8094 / COCA.7196

牛津词典

noun

甲虫
an insect, often large and black, with a hard case on its back, covering its wings. There are several types of beetle .
“甲壳虫”小汽车（一款大众牌小汽车的英语名）
the English name for the original Volkswagen small car with a round shape at the front and the back

verb

快速移动
to move somewhere quickly
1. I last saw him beetling off down the road.
  我上次见到他时，他正快步沿路而去。

noun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden)
Synonym:mallet

verb

beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
1. He beetled up the staircase
2. They beetled off home
be suspended over or hang over
1. This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
Synonym:overhang

adj

It does seem as if he's learnt his lesson,@ added the beetle.
“他看起来好像已经从中吸取到教训了，”甲虫接着说道。
He spied the beetle; and dropping tail lifted and wagged.
它一眼发现了这只甲虫；它那垂着的尾巴就举起来摇摆着。
Unlike baby komodos, the potato beetle's feces are actually poisonous to predators.
但是，与科莫多巨蜥幼蜥不同的是，薯虫的粪便对敌人来说是有毒的。
He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.
我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。
This beetle eats mainly the germ of the grain.
这种甲虫要吃谷物的胚芽。
The Asian lady beetle eats aphids that damage crops like soybeans, fruits and berries.
亚洲甲虫吃掉了破坏庄稼的蚜虫，比如大豆，水果和草莓等。
Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
圆形身体的小甲虫，色彩鲜艳并有斑点，通常吃蚜虫和其它有害的昆虫。
Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects.
黑亮或有金属光泽的食肉陆栖甲虫，它能杀死多种有害昆虫。
A firefly is a type of beetle.
萤火虫是一种甲虫。
Scientists in Germany who study biomaterials have now figured out how the beetle does it.
在德国研究生物材料的科学家们现在已经弄明白了甲虫是怎样做的。