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

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。
Large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees.
其幼虫在松树中钻洞穴居的大甲虫。
The adult beetle has silken hairs on its body.
甲壳虫的成虫身体上有柔软光滑的茸毛。
How do this hot, toxic not injure or kill the beetle from the inside?
为什么这些在甲虫体内的热的、有毒的物质并没有伤害或者是杀死它们呢？
Active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects.
通常是色彩鲜艳的活跃的甲虫，捕食其它昆虫。
Small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils.
在树皮和树木上打洞的小甲虫；与象鼻虫有关。
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。
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。
A firefly is a type of beetle.
萤火虫是一种甲虫。
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。