noun🔗Share蟑螂,曱甴 (yuēyóu). A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea."I saw a cockroach scurry under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "我看到一只蟑螂嗖地一下钻到了厨房的冰箱底下。insectanimalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蟑螂, 过街老鼠 A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating."Some students considered the unruly group of children a cockroach in the school's reputation. "有些学生认为那群不守规矩的孩子简直是学校名声上的过街老鼠/蟑螂。persongroupinhumansocietynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蟑螂, 图西族人. (Rwanda) A Tutsi."During the Rwandan genocide, some Hutu extremists referred to their Tutsi neighbors as "cockroaches," dehumanizing them and justifying the violence. "在卢旺达大屠杀期间,一些胡图族极端分子将他们的图西族邻居称为“蟑螂”,以此来贬低他们的人格,并为暴力行为辩护。politicsraceinhumangroupsocietynationhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading