Dreye權威釋義|earwig

n.

vt.

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以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a small elongated insect with a pair of terminal appendages that resemble pincers. [Order Dermaptera: many species.]

v.

(earwigs, earwigging, earwigged)

Brit. informal eavesdrop.

OE ēarwicga, from ēare ‘ear’ + wicga ‘earwig’ (prob. rel. to wiggle); the insect was once thought to crawl into the human ear.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》