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Definition of vermin in English: verminnoun ˈvəːmɪnˈvərmən 1treated as plural Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which carry disease, e.g. rodents. 害兽;害鸟;害虫 killed as vermin or game, the pumas have gone Example sentencesExamples - The birds are vermin just like pigeons are, in the same sense that weeds are weeds if they are growing in an undesirable, inappropriate place.
- He also believes the area could soon become a haven for disease spreading vermin.
- You have to be going fast enough to kill the vermin instantly otherwise it's just cruelty to animals.
- Other animals including horses, dogs, cats, poultry, vermin and wildlife can act as carriers and help spread the disease.
- The couple live in an area where people often shoot birds, vermin and deer.
- Who was to say that Old Macdonald only had domestic farm animals and traditional vermin?
- The mesh should then be weighted down around the perimeter of the stack preventing access by rodents or other vermin.
- Foxes are not the predatory vermin some would like us to believe they are at all.
- Foxes, regarded as vermin, were killed by farmers and labourers, but without undue ceremony.
- The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been called in to try to tackle the vermin on a pig farm.
- We lived in a time when jack rabbits were vermin and the ranchers wanted all of them killed and I sure helped them out a bunch.
- Cane rats should not be confused with domestic rodents such as rats and mice which can be disease-carrying vermin.
- Rats are disease-carrying vermin and they should be eradicated.
- Surely, the presence of these disease carrying vermin is totally unacceptable and it is high time the authorities do something about them!
- There are issues of public safety concerning the pub in its current state and it is attracting vermin such as pigeons.
- It can also be used to fence in pets or protect flower beds from damage by pets and wild vermin such as rabbits.
- These include habitats where vermin, reptiles or insects gather and, according to Al Biruni, deserted places, prisons and places of grief and mourning.
- Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin.
- Pastoralists fear that cuts to the maintenance of the number one vermin fence could see wild dog numbers explode.
- The hunters complain that foxes are vermin and un-hunted pose a serious threat to farm livestock.
- 1.1 Parasitic worms or insects.
寄生虫 his clothes are infested with vermin Example sentencesExamples - Unfortunately, it is periodically infested with bugs and vermin, which can harass citizens, contaminate buildings, etc.
- I have yet to read of their concern regarding cruelty done by the poisoning, trapping etc, of rats, mice, cockroaches and all other vermin.
- And if something isn't done about it soon, we are going to have a serious vermin infestation in the town.
- Improper handling of garbage and the transmission of disease by insects and vermin posed major health problems for the population.
- Some patients did not bathe, others were infested with vermin, and modesty was an issue, especially with female patients.
- Trench warfare also led to stalemates that triggered even more casualties from vermin and disease.
- Even with an hour's ride yet he had detected the stale smell of blood and vermin infested rot.
- Baptiste said the roofless building had been a haven for rats, snakes, centipedes and other vermin.
- This scheme will increase vermin, smells and fly infestation of our town.
- Legally, the council is obliged to deal with noise and air pollution and only has to respond to queries about vermin infestations.
- The area was filthy and vermin infested, the report stated.
- One environmentally friendly way to annihilate vermin from your garden: By spraying it with dishwashing liquid.
- Ravenscourt Park forbids the feeding of ducks as this encourages vermin and disease.
- For centuries we have referred to them as weeds, pests, vermin and disease.
- Steel does not rot, warp, crack, split or change with the weather and it is termite and vermin proof.
- 1.2 People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society.
〈喻〉害人虫;坏分子 the vermin who ransacked her house 洗劫她房子的歹徒。 Example sentencesExamples - In this Bharat, the uncivilised savages claim the mantle of culture and the traitorous vermin parade as sentinels of nationalism.
- They are not vermin - they are part of our society and they also have ambitions.
- You can hobble your way right down to Guantanamo Bay with the rest of the vermin.
- She would probably be laughing about it with the rest of her vermin companions tonight.
- Finding most of your vermin enemies is relatively easy.
Synonyms despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society
OriginMiddle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis 'worm'. Definition of vermin in US English: verminnounˈvərmənˈvərmən 1treated as plural Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease, e.g., rodents. 害兽;害鸟;害虫 Example sentencesExamples - Who was to say that Old Macdonald only had domestic farm animals and traditional vermin?
- Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin.
- Rats are disease-carrying vermin and they should be eradicated.
- It can also be used to fence in pets or protect flower beds from damage by pets and wild vermin such as rabbits.
- Foxes, regarded as vermin, were killed by farmers and labourers, but without undue ceremony.
- Surely, the presence of these disease carrying vermin is totally unacceptable and it is high time the authorities do something about them!
- These include habitats where vermin, reptiles or insects gather and, according to Al Biruni, deserted places, prisons and places of grief and mourning.
- Other animals including horses, dogs, cats, poultry, vermin and wildlife can act as carriers and help spread the disease.
- The mesh should then be weighted down around the perimeter of the stack preventing access by rodents or other vermin.
- The couple live in an area where people often shoot birds, vermin and deer.
- The hunters complain that foxes are vermin and un-hunted pose a serious threat to farm livestock.
- Cane rats should not be confused with domestic rodents such as rats and mice which can be disease-carrying vermin.
- The birds are vermin just like pigeons are, in the same sense that weeds are weeds if they are growing in an undesirable, inappropriate place.
- The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been called in to try to tackle the vermin on a pig farm.
- There are issues of public safety concerning the pub in its current state and it is attracting vermin such as pigeons.
- You have to be going fast enough to kill the vermin instantly otherwise it's just cruelty to animals.
- Foxes are not the predatory vermin some would like us to believe they are at all.
- He also believes the area could soon become a haven for disease spreading vermin.
- Pastoralists fear that cuts to the maintenance of the number one vermin fence could see wild dog numbers explode.
- We lived in a time when jack rabbits were vermin and the ranchers wanted all of them killed and I sure helped them out a bunch.
- 1.1 Parasitic worms or insects.
寄生虫 Example sentencesExamples - Trench warfare also led to stalemates that triggered even more casualties from vermin and disease.
- This scheme will increase vermin, smells and fly infestation of our town.
- Unfortunately, it is periodically infested with bugs and vermin, which can harass citizens, contaminate buildings, etc.
- For centuries we have referred to them as weeds, pests, vermin and disease.
- Steel does not rot, warp, crack, split or change with the weather and it is termite and vermin proof.
- Improper handling of garbage and the transmission of disease by insects and vermin posed major health problems for the population.
- The area was filthy and vermin infested, the report stated.
- Ravenscourt Park forbids the feeding of ducks as this encourages vermin and disease.
- Even with an hour's ride yet he had detected the stale smell of blood and vermin infested rot.
- Legally, the council is obliged to deal with noise and air pollution and only has to respond to queries about vermin infestations.
- I have yet to read of their concern regarding cruelty done by the poisoning, trapping etc, of rats, mice, cockroaches and all other vermin.
- Some patients did not bathe, others were infested with vermin, and modesty was an issue, especially with female patients.
- And if something isn't done about it soon, we are going to have a serious vermin infestation in the town.
- Baptiste said the roofless building had been a haven for rats, snakes, centipedes and other vermin.
- One environmentally friendly way to annihilate vermin from your garden: By spraying it with dishwashing liquid.
- 1.2 People perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society.
〈喻〉害人虫;坏分子 the vermin who ransacked her house 洗劫她房子的歹徒。 Example sentencesExamples - She would probably be laughing about it with the rest of her vermin companions tonight.
- They are not vermin - they are part of our society and they also have ambitions.
- In this Bharat, the uncivilised savages claim the mantle of culture and the traitorous vermin parade as sentinels of nationalism.
- You can hobble your way right down to Guantanamo Bay with the rest of the vermin.
- Finding most of your vermin enemies is relatively easy.
Synonyms despicable people, despicable person, rabble, riff-raff, refuse, garbage, trash, good-for-nothing, good-for-nothings, undesirable, undesirables, the lowest of the low, the dregs of society
OriginMiddle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis ‘worm’. |