pest

noun

/pest/

an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc.害虫；害兽；害鸟
- insect/plant/garden pests害虫；作物／花园害虫
- a pest control officer虫害防治员
- These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests.这些鸟在控制害虫方面发挥了有益的作用。
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1, Farmingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- common
- major
- serious
- …
verb + pest
- control
- repel
- eradicate
- …
pest + noun
- control
- controller
- management
- …
(informal) an annoying person or thing讨厌的人（或物）
- That child is being a real pest.那个孩子真讨厌。
- Ex-colleagues describe him as a sex pest.前同事形容他是性害虫。

Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the bubonic plague): from French peste or Latin pestis ‘plague’.

单词	pest
释义	pest noun /pest/ /pest/ an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc.害虫；害兽；害鸟 insect/plant/garden pests害虫；作物／花园害虫 a pest control officer虫害防治员 These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests.这些鸟在控制害虫方面发挥了有益的作用。 Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1, Farmingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective common major serious … verb + pest control repel eradicate … pest + noun control controller management … (informal) an annoying person or thing讨厌的人（或物） That child is being a real pest.那个孩子真讨厌。 Ex-colleagues describe him as a sex pest.前同事形容他是性害虫。 Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the bubonic plague): from French peste or Latin pestis ‘plague’.
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