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

• The spread of pests damaged countless fruit trees.
  虫害的蔓延损害了无数果树。
• The whole community turned out to wipe out the four pests.
  全体居民出动除四害。
• Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
  青蛙吃破坏庄稼、传播疾病的害虫。
• Flies and mosquitoes are pests.
  苍蝇和蚊子都是害虫。
• 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。
• Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests.
  蜗牛包括普通食用蜗牛和一些有害蜗牛。
• Strengthen foliage planting to prevent plant diseases and insect pests through.
  加强植物栽培，通过植物与植物之间的相生相克原理来防止病虫害的发生。
• Research Survey of the Impact of Transgenic Crops on Natural Enemies and Insect Pests
  转基因作物对害虫和天敌影响的研究概况
• 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。