喜樂美語
  1. 1n/məˈskiːtoʊ/ · /məˈskiːtəʊ/蚊子

    a small flying insect that bites people and animals and takes a little blood; it can sometimes carry sickness.

    「mosquito」就是中文的「蚊子」：小小的飛蟲，會嗡嗡叫，叮一口吸一點血。夏天晚上、露營、或開窗時最常聽到這個字。常見搭配：a mosquito bite（蚊子叮的包）、a mosquito net（蚊帳）、mosquito repellent（防蚊液）。跟 bee 容易搞混——bee 用 sting（螫一下），mosquito 用 bite（叮咬吸血）。核心畫面可以想成「會叮、會吸血的小飛蟲」。

    示範例句 · Example

    A mosquito buzzed around Mei's ear while she did her homework.

    中文翻譯一隻蚊子嗡嗡叫繞著美的耳朵當她做她的功課。

    常見搭配

    • mosquito bite

      蚊子叮咬（留下的包）

      a small itchy mark left when a mosquito bites you

      Put some cream on that mosquito bite — it will feel better.

    • mosquito net

      蚊帳

      a thin net hung over a bed to keep mosquitoes away

      We hung a mosquito net over the bunk beds.

    • mosquito repellent

      防蚊液／防蚊噴霧

      a spray or cream that keeps mosquitoes away

      Don't forget the mosquito repellent for the night hike.

    • a swarm of mosquitoes

      一大群蚊子

      a large group of mosquitoes flying together

      A swarm of mosquitoes rose from the wet grass at dusk.

    • kill / keep away mosquitoes

      消滅／趕走蚊子

      to stop mosquitoes from biting or coming near

      Closing the windows at night helps keep mosquitoes away.

    • mosquito larvae

      孑孓（蚊子幼蟲）

      young mosquitoes that live in water before they can fly

      The pond was full of mosquito larvae after the rain.

    意思相近

    gnat

    用法接近

    insectbugflymidge

core核心畫面

The thin whining insect that finds your ankle in the dark, takes a drop of blood, and leaves an itchy bump behind. Small, fast, and — in warm places — the reason people sleep under nets.

可以想成：黑暗中在耳邊嗡嗡叫、找上你腳踝的那隻細細的小蟲，吸走一滴血，留下一個癢包。這個字就只指這種昆蟲，沒有引申用法；在熱帶地方它還牽著另一層意義——蚊帳、防蚊液、登革熱都是因為牠。

mosquitoes / mosquitos

意思相近

gnat

用法接近

insectbugflymidge

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Mosquitoname詞源 1

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    A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Mosquitonoun詞源 1

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    historicalThe De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.

mosquitonoun/mɒˈskiː.təʊ/

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    A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

    • I do not quite know what it was that made me poke my head out of the friendly shelter of the blanket, perhaps because I found that the mosquitoes were biting right through it.
    • We lit a driftwood fire to help keep the mosquitoes away. It was partially successful.

mosquitoverb/mɒˈskiː.təʊ/

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    To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.

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