beetle

英 [ˈbiːtl]

美 [ˈbiːtl]

n. 甲虫; “甲壳虫”小汽车(一款大众牌小汽车的英语名)
v. 快速移动

复数：beetles　现在分词：beetling　过去式：beetled　第三人称单数：beetles　过去分词：beetled　

Collins.1 / BNC.8094 / COCA.7196

牛津词典

noun

甲虫
an insect, often large and black, with a hard case on its back, covering its wings. There are several types of beetle .
“甲壳虫”小汽车（一款大众牌小汽车的英语名）
the English name for the original Volkswagen small car with a round shape at the front and the back

verb

快速移动
to move somewhere quickly
1. I last saw him beetling off down the road.
  我上次见到他时，他正快步沿路而去。

noun

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden)
Synonym:mallet

verb

beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
1. He beetled up the staircase
2. They beetled off home
be suspended over or hang over
1. This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
Synonym:overhang

adj

Scientists in Germany who study biomaterials have now figured out how the beetle does it.
在德国研究生物材料的科学家们现在已经弄明白了甲虫是怎样做的。
I turned around to see a badly dressed beetle.
我转过身，看见了一只穿的很破烂的甲虫。
It does seem as if he's learnt his lesson,@ added the beetle.
“他看起来好像已经从中吸取到教训了，”甲虫接着说道。
The adult beetle has silken hairs on its body.
甲壳虫的成虫身体上有柔软光滑的茸毛。
Active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects.
通常是色彩鲜艳的活跃的甲虫，捕食其它昆虫。
This beetle eats mainly the germ of the grain.
这种甲虫要吃谷物的胚芽。
He spied the beetle; and dropping tail lifted and wagged.
它一眼发现了这只甲虫；它那垂着的尾巴就举起来摇摆着。
The Asian lady beetle eats aphids that damage crops like soybeans, fruits and berries.
亚洲甲虫吃掉了破坏庄稼的蚜虫，比如大豆，水果和草莓等。
Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects.
黑亮或有金属光泽的食肉陆栖甲虫，它能杀死多种有害昆虫。
Large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees.
其幼虫在松树中钻洞穴居的大甲虫。