dragonfly

英 [ˈdræɡənflaɪ]

美 [ˈdræɡənflaɪ]

n.  蜻蜓

复数：dragonflies　

TOEFLTEM8

BNC.21078 / COCA.18401

牛津词典

noun

• 蜻蜓
  an insect with a long thin body, often brightly coloured, and two pairs of large transparent wings. Dragonflies are often seen over water.

柯林斯词典

• 蜻蜓
  Dragonfliesare brightly-coloured insects with long, thin bodies and two sets of wings. Dragonflies are often found near slow-moving water.

英英释义

noun

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest
  Synonym:darning needledevil's darning needlesewing needlesnake feedersnake doctormosquito hawkskeeter hawk

双语例句

• Humans are one species, just as dragonfly is one species.
  人类都是一个物种，就象蜻蜓是一个物种一样。
• Let ourselves piece together the dragonfly well.
  让我们自己来把蜻蜓拼好吧。
• Suddenly, the dragonfly stopped in midair.
  突然，巨人蜻蜓来了个急刹车停在了半空中。
• Is a fly bigger than a dragonfly? Of course not!
  一只苍蝇比一只蜻蜓大吗？当然不是了！
• I saw a pretty little dragonfly.
  我看见一只漂亮的小蜻蜓。
• I yelled as I tried to catch the dragonfly.
  我一边喊着一边想抓住那只蜻蜓。
• Researchers collected wild dragonfly larvae, and placed them in tanks with fish or insect predators.
  研究人员们采集了野生蜻蜓的幼虫，把它们与鱼类或食昆虫的生物们放在一起饲养。
• I was talking to a dragonfly.
  我现在在和一只蜻蜓说话。
• It has crystal laser headlights and taillights and dragonfly dual swing doors that open upwards.
  这款车型拥有水晶激光的前大灯和尾灯以及蜻蜓式向上打开的双扉门。
• A giant dragonfly was sitting on my bed.
  落入我眼帘的是一只巨大的蜻蜓，它坐在我床上。