| 释义 |
caterpillar/ˈkætəpilə/n. 1a the larva of a butterfly or moth (蛾或蝶的)蠋，毛虫 b (in general use) any similar larva of various insects (各种昆虫的)幼虫 2a (in full 全称 caterpillar track or tread) propr. an endless articulated steel band passing round the wheels of a tractor etc. for travel on rough ground [商标]履带 b a vehicle with these tracks, e.g. a tractor or tank 履带式车辆(如拖拉机或坦克)[perhaps Anglo-French variant of Old French chatepelose, literally ‘hairy cat’, influenced by obsolete piller ‘ravager’] |