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ver·min /ˈvɜːmɪn/[单复同] n. 1. (臭虫、蟑螂等)害虫;(虱子、跳蚤等)体外寄生虫 At night all sorts of vermin crawled out of the walls of the old house. 夜里,各种害虫都从那座老房子的墙壁里爬了出来。 2. 〈主英〉(狼、狐狸等)捕食鸟兽的动物;害鸟;害兽 3. 〈喻〉害人虫,蟊贼,歹徒 It is vermin such as these men that are trying to destroy society. 正是这些社会的蟊贼在设法破坏社会。 [< OFr vermine < L vermis worm] |