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aninsectorsmallanimalthat isharmfulordamagescrops: （破坏庄稼的）有害小动物（或昆虫）；害虫commonpests such asrats,mice, orcockroaches老鼠、蟑螂等常见害虫 informalanannoyingperson,especiallyachild: 讨厌的人；（尤指孩子）讨厌鬼 Put that back, you little pest!把它放回去，你这个小讨厌鬼！ Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplessomeone or something that annoys you - annoyanceThe café was cash only, which was a minor annoyance as I only had my credit card with me.
- nuisanceIt's a nuisance to have to drive to the nearest shop.
- inconvenienceThank you for holding - we apologize for the inconvenience.
- irritationThe CEO's poor communication skills became a source of irritation to the company's investors.
- irritantThe noise of the building work is a constant irritant.
- boreIt's such a bore to have to pack everything up again.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGeneral & informal words for animals - anti-predator
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- bossy
- brute
- emotional support animal
- feathered
- feathered friendidiom
- four-legged friend
- fur baby
- furry
- furry friend
- marsupial
- myriapod
- pet
- predator
- prey
- service animal
- stray
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: pest| American Dictionaryaninsectorsmallanimalthat isharmfulordamagescrops: infmlA pest is also anannoyingperson,esp. achild: Examplesofpestpest The deliberate burning of structures may be explained as a measure to eradicate pests, insects or disease.From theCambridge English Corpus Most of these species are considered agricultural pests or are listed as quarantine species in parts of the world.From theCambridge English Corpus Leaffolders are unlikely to become serious pests although they have the potential to help protect plants against more costly species.From theCambridge English Corpus Other pests found on individual plants were also recorded.From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, insects are more likely to become pests as introduced aliens than in their region of origin.From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers were asked to rate (as good, fair or bad) storage behaviour in terms of keeping quality and tolerance to insect pests.From theCambridge English Corpus The present study did not focus on windbreak interactions with birds, pests or pathogens.From theCambridge English Corpus The impact of a legume on soil fertility, pests, food and nutritional security, and whole system productivity needs to be simultaneously considered.From theCambridge English Corpus Reasons for legume seed loss included eating the seed, livestock or birds eating the crop, beetles, weevils or other pests destroying the seeds.From theCambridge English Corpus The present study, however, revealed that recognized noctuid stem borer crop pests are not abundant on wild hosts compared to wild noctuid species.From theCambridge English Corpus Predatory beetles contribute to the control of crop pests and are an important food resource for farmland birds.From theCambridge English Corpus The spread of insect pests is strongly influenced by the female's choice of plant parts for oviposition and other oviposition characteristics.From theCambridge English Corpus An epidemiological model using a zero biting frequency could be used to test the hypothesis that pests are absent.From theCambridge English Corpus The book is divided into six parts, targeting the pests of pasture, field crops and vegetables, fruit, forestry, weeds and nuisance pests.From theCambridge English Corpus Other organic farmers explained that crop diversification and timing of planting helps them withstand threats from conventional agriculture induced pests and diseases.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithpestpestThese are words often used in combination withpest. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. agricultural pest It is the problem of the optimal control of a particularagriculturalpest: multimammate rats. From theCambridge English Corpus biological pest control These practices may include cover crops, manures, compost, crop rotation, intercropping, andbiologicalpestcontrol. From theCambridge English Corpus exotic pest Bioinvasions involving exotic pests are also an undesirable element of the globalization of agriculture. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |