| 单词 | deathwatch beetle |
| 释义 | deathwatch beetle noun[C] uk/ˌdeθ.wɒtʃ ˈbiː.təl/us/ˌdeθ.wɑːtʃ ˈbiːt̬əl/aninsectthateatswood,especiallyinoldhouses,causingseriousdamage （尤指毁坏老屋的）报死虫，红毛窃蠹 Henrik_L/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Insect names
Examplesofdeathwatch beetledeathwatch beetle Taxation is thedeathwatchbeetlewhich could eat away the framework of agriculture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Deathwatchbeetle, woodworm, dry rot and sheer decay made restoration of the house a difficult and very expensive task. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We seem to be suffering from what one might call an infestation ofatropus pulsatorius—the commondeathwatchbeetle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition to this, woodworm and dry and wet rot had set in, and thedeathwatchbeetlewas rife. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Less commonly, it can also be used to control rodents, powderpost beetles, deathwatch beetles, bark beetles, and bedbugs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One variety of deathwatch beetles raps its head against surfaces, presumably as part of a mating ritual, while others emit a ticking sound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If his condition is believed to be true, what he hears at the end of the story may not be the old man's heart but deathwatch beetles. 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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