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

• 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。
• The spread of pests damaged countless fruit trees.
  虫害的蔓延损害了无数果树。
• 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 insect-resistant genetic engineering provides a new and effective way of controlling tobacco pests.
  抗虫基因工程为烟草害虫防治提供了一条新的有效途径。
• 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。
• He doesn't spray against pests or diseases
  他并不喷药防虫祛病。
• Animal and vegetable pests propagate with extreme rapidity.
  动植物病害传播极快。
• 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。
• 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。
• Away with all pests.
  扫除一切害人虫。