caterpillar

英 [ˈkætəpɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈkætərpɪlər]

n.  毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)

复数：caterpillars　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10524 / COCA.13163

牛津词典

noun

• 毛虫，蠋（蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫）
  a small creature like a worm with legs, that develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insects with large, sometimes brightly coloured, wings). Caterpillars eat the leaves of plants.

柯林斯词典

• 毛虫
  Acaterpillaris a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.

英英释义

noun

• a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

双语例句

• Aw, someone's turningback into a caterpillar.
  哈某人变回毛毛虫了。
• The Caterpillar was the first to speak.'What size do you want to be?
  毛毛虫首先开腔了：你想变成多么大小呢？
• The results showed that the JDS-CPV has higher virulence to pine caterpillar.
  证实JDS-CPV对我国马尾松毛虫有较好的毒力。
• You are this caterpillar now;
  你们现在就是这只毛毛虫；
• Peculiarities in the silkworm are known to appear at the corresponding caterpillar or cocoon stage.
  蚕体的性状，亦限于相当的幼虫期或蛹期出现。
• A caterpillar's dream to fly.
  一个梦想飞翔的毛虫。
• I am a little caterpillar.
  我是一条小毛毛虫。
• A caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly.
  毛虫是蝴蝶的幼体。
• ` Not a bit, 'said the Caterpillar.
  一点也不。毛毛虫说。
• This paper presents the application of fuzzy logic control with a caterpillar track robot.
  介绍了模糊控制在履带式行走机器人实时控制中的应用。