mosquito

mosquito

英 [mɒ'skiːtəʊ]
　　美 [mə'skito]

n. 蚊子

n.(名詞)表示成群的蚊子時,可用a swarm of mosquitoes。

中文詞源：

mosquito 蚊子

來自西班牙語mosca,蚊子，-ito,小詞後綴，來自拉丁語musca,蚊子，來自PIE*mu,蚊子，擬聲詞，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的聲音，詞源同moth,midge.

例句：

1. I threw aside my mosquito net and jumped out of bed.
我把蚊帳甩到一邊，跳下床來。

2. Avoiding mosquito bites is easier said than done.
防蚊叮咬好說難做。

3. A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.
蚊子叮瞭她,她的手臂腫起來瞭.

4. He started reading when he was knee - high to a mosquito.
他很小的時候就開始讀書.

5. I slapped at the mosquito but missed.
我打蚊子,但沒打中.