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

That beetle you squashed was my husband,@ she sobbed.
那只你压扁的甲虫是我的丈夫，她抽泣道。
Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems.
颜色鲜艳的甲虫，以植物的叶子为食；幼虫在树根和树干上滋生。
A firefly is a type of beetle.
萤火虫是一种甲虫。
Life's less serious when you drive the New Beetle.
当你驾驶着新甲壳虫，生活变的轻松多了。
I, said the Beetle, With my thread and needle, I make the shroud.
我来，甲虫说，我将为他做寿衣，用我的针和线。
The microorganism controls development of larvae, but destruction of the adult beetle requires chemical insecticides.
这种微生物能控制幼虫生长，但是要杀死成年甲虫还需要化学杀虫剂。
I turned around to see a badly dressed beetle.
我转过身，看见了一只穿的很破烂的甲虫。
Other people uninterested in the sermon found relief in the beetle, and they eyed it too.
其他的人对牧师的布道也不感兴趣，就拿这只甲虫来解闷，他们也盯着它看。
Sunday, I have the time to play in the yard and found a large beetle.
星期天，我在院子里玩的时候，发现一只很大的甲虫。
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。