ver·min
noun/ˈvɜːmɪn/
/ˈvɜːrmɪn/
[plural]- wild animals or birds that destroy plants or food, or attack farm animals and birds
害兽；害鸟 - On farms the fox is considered vermin and treated as such.
在农场里狐狸被当成有害动物来对待。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + vermin- consider something
- regard something as
- attract
- …
- infest
- On farms the fox is considered vermin and treated as such.
- insects that live on the bodies of animals and sometimes humans
体外寄生虫；害虫 - The room was crawling with vermin.
这房间里虱蚤横行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + vermin- consider something
- regard something as
- attract
- …
- infest
- The room was crawling with vermin.
- (disapproving) people who are very unpleasant or dangerous to society
蟊贼；歹徒；害人虫
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis ‘worm’.