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臭虫

Word · NounTraditional臭蟲

bedbug; troublesome person/thing

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

bedbug

neutral

学名Cimex lectularius。因体内有臭腺,被压碎时会散发臭味。有些地区也称壁虱。是常见的家居害虫。

Lǚ旅
guǎn馆
de的
chuáng床
shàng上
yǒu有
chòu臭
chóng虫
 ,
hài害
wǒ我
yī一
yè夜
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
 。

There were bedbugs on the hotel bed, which kept me up all night.

Fáng房
jiān间
nào闹
chòu臭
chóng虫
 ,
děi得
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
mǎi买
shā杀
chóng虫
jì剂
 。

The room is infested with bedbugs; we need to buy insecticide quickly.

Show 1 more example
Bèi被
chòu臭
chóng虫
yǎo咬
de的
bāo包
yòu又
hóng红
yòu又
yǎng痒
 。

The bites from bedbugs are red and itchy.

2.

noun

troublesome person; pest; nuisance

informal

这是一个比喻用法,通常用于口语,表达不满或厌恶。

Nà那
ge个
tóng同
shì事
zhēn真
shì是
ge个
chòu臭
chóng虫
 ,
zǒng总
zài在
lǐng领
dǎo导
miàn面
qián前
dǎ打
xiǎo小
bào报
gào告
 。

That colleague is a real pest, always telling on others to the boss.

Zhè这
bǐ笔
zhài债
wù务
jiù就
xiàng像
ge个
chòu臭
chóng虫
 ,
shuǎi甩
dōu都
shuǎi甩
bù不
diào掉
 。

This debt is like a bedbug; you just can't get rid of it.