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- a small elongated insect with a pair of terminal appendages that resemble pincers. The females typically care for their eggs and young until they are well grown.蠼螋; 地蜈蚣。
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- Order Dermaptera: several families.革翅目：数科。
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earwigged, earwigging
no obj. informal eavesdrop on a conversation〈非正式〉偷听, 窃听：he looked behind him to see if anyone was earwigging.
他回头看看是否有人在偷听。
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- with obj. archaic influence (someone) by secret means〈古〉私下影响（某人）。
词源
Old English ēarwicga, from ēare 'ear' + wicga 'earwig' （probably related to wiggle）. The insect is so named because it was once thought to crawl into the human ear.