pests

英 [pɛsts]

美 [pɛsts]

n.  害虫; 害兽; 害鸟; 讨厌的人(或物)
pest的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 害虫；害兽
  Pestsare insects or small animals which damage crops or food supplies.
  1. ...crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases...
     对一些主要病虫害有抵御能力的作物
  2. Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
     一种叫玉米根虫的害虫每年会让粮食减产10%。
  3. ...new and innovative methods of pest control.
     防治虫害的创新办法
• N-COUNT 讨厌鬼（尤指儿童）
  You can describe someone, especially a child, as apestif they keep bothering you.
  1. He climbed on the table, pulled my hair, and was generally a pest.
     他爬桌子，拽我的头发，总之是个讨厌鬼。

双语例句

• Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
  青蛙吃破坏庄稼、传播疾病的害虫。
• Few insecticides now marketed are adequately selective, so some harmless insects are killed as well as pests.
  现在市场上的杀虫剂很少有足够的选择性，所以一些无害的昆虫也和害虫一起被杀死了。
• The crop failure was due in part to drought and in part to insect pests.
  歉收一半儿由于干旱，一半儿由于虫灾。
• Away with all pests.
  扫除一切害人虫。
• Moreover, the industry's biggest problems relate to a lack of water and fertiliser, not pests.
  此外，该行业的最大问题与缺水和缺乏肥料有关，而不是害虫。
• In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests
  从短期来看，喷洒化学药品显然能有效控制虫害。
• The whole community turned out to wipe out the four pests.
  全体居民出动除四害。
• DDT sprayed into the air kills mosquitoes and other insect pests.
  喷射到空气中的DDT能杀死蚊子和其他有害昆虫。
• Several key crops failed when they were attacked by pests.
  一些主要农作物由于遭受虫害而歉收。
• Almost all countries regulate incoming plant material because of the risk of pests and pathogens for agriculture.
  鉴于害虫与病原体对农业带来的威胁，几乎所有的国家都对引进植物资源进行管制。