beetle1
KK: [ˈbitḷ]
DJ: [ˈbiːtl]
n.[C]
- 甲蟲
- 形似甲蟲的昆蟲(如蟑螂等)
- 近視者
vi.
- (甲蟲般地)急忙來回;瞎撞
- 【口】飛走,離開[(+off/away)]
I saw you
beetling off early at the party.
我見到你早早從宴會中離開。
beetle2
KK: [ˈbitḷ]
DJ: [ˈbiːtl]
n.
- 槌;木槌;杵[C]
vt.
- 用大槌捶;用槌打;用杵搗
beetle3
KK: [ˈbitḷ]
DJ: [ˈbiːtl]
vi.
- 突出;伸出;凸出
A huge rock
beetles into the water.
一塊巨石突出來伸入水中。
a.
- 突出的;外伸的
beetle1
n.
- an insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings modified into hard wing cases that cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen.
[Order Coleoptera: many species.]
- Brit. a dice game in which a picture of a beetle is drawn or assembled.
v.
informal make one's way hurriedly or with short, quick steps.
Etymology
OE bitula, bitela ‘biter’, from the base of bītan ‘to bite’.
beetle3
v.
[
usu. as adj. beetling]
(especially of a person's eyebrows) project or overhang.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: back-form. from beetle-browed (ME).