pest

pest
[pɛst; pɛst] (發音來源)
害蟲

單字解釋

pest
[pɛst; pɛst]
《源自拉丁文「瘟疫」的意思》<<可數名詞>>
1 害蟲,害獸
a garden ~
植物寄生蟲
2 令人討厭之人,麻煩之人,令人傷腦筋的人
make a ~ of oneself
被人厭煩

n. 令人討厭之物, 有害之物, 害蟲, 瘟疫
[醫] 鼠疫, 瘟疫
【GRE紅寶書】
PEST n. 害蟲; 討厭的人或物
(英) n. 害蟲(an detrimental animal)；
討厭的人或物(one that pesters or annoys)
(考) pest : irksome / expert : proficient
(討厭的人的特點是討厭的/專家 的特點是精通的)
(例) My young sister becomes a pest whenever my friends visit.

【不擇手段】
n 害蟲；討厭的人或物
(參) pester（v 使煩惱；糾纏）像害蟲一樣
(類) pest:irksome＝expert:p roficient討厭的人是討厭的 ＝專家的是精通的

【Barron】
troublesome or annoying person
He was a pest; always bothering people.

【21世紀英漢詞典】
pest

《源自拉丁文「瘟疫」的意思》

1 害蟲,害獸
a garden ~
植物寄生蟲
2 令人討厭之人,麻煩之人,令人傷 腦筋的人
make a ~ of oneself
被人厭煩

【Collins】  ◆◆◇◇◇

1 pest pests
Pests are insects or small animals which damage crops or food supplies.
...crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases...
Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
...new and innovative methods of pest control.
N-COUNT

2 pest pests
You can describe someone, especially a child, as a pest if they keep bothering you. (INFORMAL)
He climbed on the table, pulled my hair, and was generally a pest.
= nuisance
N-COUNT

英字分解

• pe
• st

pe
[音似] 沛; 佩; 呸; 胚; 珮; 配; 培; 陪; 裴; 賠; 霈; 轡
[pɛ
]
[域] Peru, 秘魯; abbr.[軍] Product Engineering, 產品工程

st
[音似] 實體; 四體(手腳); 屍體; 試題
[域] Sao Tome & Principe, 聖多美和普林西比

列根成形

pe

陪

st

屍體

pest

害蟲

創義薛說

陪伴著屍體而生出的 ➔ 害蟲
生老病死，眾生皆然。一死一生，天理循環，不必驚懼。從生態循環的角度看，其為益蟲。