locust

locust

英 ['ləʊkəst]
　　美 ['lokəst]

n. [植保] 蝗蟲，[昆] 蚱蜢

中文詞源：

locust 蝗蟲

來自拉丁語locusta,蝗蟲，龍蝦，詞源有爭議，可能來自PIE*lek,彎，轉，關節，詞源同leg,langustine.用以命名如蝗蟲，龍蝦等節肢動物。

例句：

1. This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.
本圖所示為蝗蟲的縱剖面.

2. Every inn had a picturesque name — the Black Locust Inn, the Blueberry Inn.
每個旅館都有一個別致的名字，如“洋槐樹旅館”、“藍莓旅館”。

3. Ants on the locust tree assume a great - nation swagger.
螞蟻緣槐誇大國.

4. The locust shrills his song of heat.
蟬兒唱出炎熱季節的歡歌.

5. The locust - trees were in bloom and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air.
洋 槐樹 正開著花,空氣裡彌漫著芬芳的花香.