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cockroaches

/ˈkɑːkˌroʊtʃɪz/ /ˈkɑːkˌroʊtʃəz/

Meanings
noun

蟑螂, 曱甴

A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.

Examples :

"We saw cockroaches scurrying under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "
我们看到蟑螂在厨房里冰箱底下到处乱窜。
animal insect biology nature organism
noun

蟑螂，害群之马，过街老鼠。

A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.

Examples :

"Some students considered the disruptive students in their class to be cockroaches, a group they found hard to deal with because they multiplied quickly and spread bad behavior. "
有些学生觉得班里那些捣乱分子就像是蟑螂，他们人越来越多，行为又很恶劣，让人很难应付。
person group negative inhuman society

Related Words

Illustration multiplied

multiplied verb

/ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪd/ /ˌmʌltɪˈplaɪd/

乘，增加，扩大。

"The number of students in the class multiplied after the school announced free tutoring. "

学校宣布免费辅导后，班里的学生人数成倍增长。

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referring verb

/rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈfɜːrɪŋ/

提到，涉及。

"The teacher was referring to the homework assignment when she said it was due tomorrow. "

老师说作业明天要交的时候，指的是那个家庭作业。

Illustration regarded

regarded verb

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪd/

看待， 视为

"She regarded us warily."

她小心翼翼地观察着我们。

Illustration dehumanize

dehumanize verb

/diːˈhjuːmənaɪz/

使失去人性，使非人化。

"The factory's repetitive, mindless work began to dehumanize the employees, making them feel like cogs in a machine. "

工厂里重复、单调的工作开始使员工们失去人性，让他们觉得自己像是机器里的齿轮。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

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undesirable noun

/ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl/ /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪrəbl/

不受欢迎的人，讨厌的人

"The new student was considered an undesirable in the class because of his disruptive behavior. "

因为他扰乱课堂秩序，那个新学生被班里的人视为不受欢迎的人。

Illustration extremists

extremists noun

/ɪkˈstriːmɪsts/ /ɛkˈstriːmɪsts/

极端分子, 激进分子

"Sentence: The school board meeting became chaotic when extremists disrupted the discussion about the new curriculum. "

学校董事会会议变得一片混乱，因为激进分子扰乱了关于新课程的讨论。

Illustration disruptive

disruptive adjective

/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/

具有破坏性的，扰乱性的

"Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school."

表现出扰乱行为的孩子可能会被学校开除。

Illustration scurrying

scurrying verb

/ˈskʌriɪŋ/ /ˈskɜːriɪŋ/

快步跑， দ্রুত হাঁটা, দ্রুত দৌড়া

"The mouse was scurrying across the kitchen floor. "

那只老鼠正 দ্রুত হাঁটা 地穿过厨房的地板。

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

直道，直线。

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "

通往学校的直道经过公园。

Illustration procreating

procreating verb

/ˈproʊkriˌeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpɹoʊkriˌeɪtɪŋ/

生育，繁殖.

"The couple is hoping to procreate soon and start a family. "

这对夫妇希望能尽快生育，组建家庭。

Illustration refrigerator

refrigerator noun

/ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtə/ /ɹəˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/

冰箱，雪柜。

"My family keeps milk and other perishable foods in the refrigerator. "

我家把牛奶和其他容易坏的食物都放在冰箱里。