| 单词 | praying mantis |
| 释义 | praying mantis noun[C] uk/ˌpreɪ.ɪŋ ˈmæn.tɪs/us/ˌpreɪ.ɪŋ ˈmæn.t̬ɪs/(alsomantis)alarge,greeninsectthatholdsitsfrontlegsin a way that makes itlookas if it isprayingwhen it iswaitingtocatchanotherinsect 螳螂 PhotoAlto/Odilon Dimier/ PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections/GettyImages Insect names
praying mantis| American Dictionarypraying mantis noun[C] us/ˈpreɪ·ɪŋ ˈmæn·tɪs/alarge,greeninsectthatholdsitsfrontlegsin a way that makes itlookas if it is praying Examplesofpraying mantispraying mantis I would say "prayingmantis", but when she prates the rest of us have to pray. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the review praised the effects of theprayingmantisand some delightful moments. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He felt the basket looked like the coffin of a child and the woman looked like aprayingmantis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is described in the book as thin as aprayingmantisfrom dieting, and her flesh like white bacon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is most frequently represented as aprayingmantisbut also takes the form of a bull eland, a louse, a snake, and a caterpillar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the coaster's name was changed, so was its logo, to aprayingmantis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The project's mascot is an orange and greenprayingmantis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As his name suggests, he wears aprayingmantis-like uniform. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theprayingmantishook is also part of some of the distinctive typical guarding positions of the style. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The enemies are somewhat more varied but generally center around animals such as spiders, scorpions and theprayingmantis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The final design had a shark quality, bat wings, and a mouth influenced by theprayingmantis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He can transform into a deadlyprayingmantiswith arms that slice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Those chambering levers actually work like the arms of aprayingmantis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has an unusually largeprayingmantisthat soothes him when he flashes back to his war service. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Below the melting polar ice caps, a 200-foot-longprayingmantis, trapped in the ice for millions of years, begins to stir. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.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. |
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