boll weevil

boll weevil

美 　英

• n.墨西哥棉鈴象（棉花害蟲）
• 網絡象鼻蟲；棉鈴象甲；棉鈴象蟲

詞形變化

復數：boll weevils  

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

un.	1. 〔動〕棉鈴象甲 2. 棉鈴象蟲 3. 棉蛉小象甲

英英解釋

n.	1. an insect that lives in North America and damages cotton plants

例句

But in the early years of the century, the boll weevil began devastating the cotton farms in the south.

然而在上世紀初期，棉鈴象甲開始侵嗜美國南部的棉花農場。

In the long run, they saw that the boll weevil had, in fact, done them a favor by destroying their crops.

從長遠來看，他們發現棉鈴象甲蟲雖破壞了農作物，但實際上反倒幫了他們的忙。

Gossypol, which is produced by gland cells in the leaves of cotton, is an attractant to the boll weevil.

棉葉腺胞分泌的棉酚對棉鈴象鼻蟲是一種引誘劑。

How big do you think a boll weevil is?

你知道棉子象鼻蟲有多大嗎？

work in the South helped to fight the cotton boll weevil.

南部農場示范工作大大幫助了對棉花象鼻蟲的防治。