in‧sect W3 / ɪnsekt / 名词 [可数名词]

a small creature such as a fly or ant , that has six legs, and sometimes wings :

an insect bite

flying insects

Don’t forget to bring insect repellent (= a chemical to keep insects away ) .

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

small The bird’s natural diet mainly consists of small insects.

tiny (= very small ) The air was filled with thousands of tiny insects.

a flying insect Toads mainly eat small dark flying insects.

a winged insect literary: Swallows swooped to snatch winged insects from the sky.

动词

an insect flies Insects were flying around the food on the counter.

an insect crawls (= moves along the ground ) A tiny insect was crawling up his arm.

an insect buzzes (= makes a continuous sound ) Insects were buzzing around our heads as we walked through the forest.

insect + NOUN

an insect bite He was worried about a large red insect bite on his back.

an insect sting (= a hole in your skin made by an insect ) This cream is good for treating insect stings.

insect repellent (= a chemical to keep insects away ) If you go camping, you should take some insect repellent.

an insect species Large numbers of insect species are becoming extinct.

insect eggs The leaves were covered in insect eggs.

insect larvae (= young insects with soft bodies and no wings ) Fish love food such as worms and insect larvae.

THESAURUS

insect a small creature such as a fly or ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings : Head lice are tiny insects that live in the hair.

bug a small insect : What are those little bugs in my roses?

creepy-crawly informal an insect, especially one that you are frightened of : The mattress was covered in creepy-crawlies.

aphid technical a small insect that lives on the juice of plants and destroys them : The leaves have been attacked by aphids.