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locust

/ˈləʊ.kəst/ /ˈloʊ.kəst/

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noun

蝗虫，蚂蚱

Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).

Examples :

"The farmer worried as a swarm of locust devoured his entire field of wheat in a matter of hours. "

农民很担心，因为一群蝗虫在短短几个小时内就吞噬了他所有的麦田。

insect animal biology agriculture disaster environment nature ecology

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noun

角豆，长荚豆

A fruit or pod of the carob tree.

Examples :

"The health food store sells locusts, which are the long, brown pods of the carob tree, often used as a natural sweetener. "

这家保健食品店出售角豆（长荚豆），它是角豆树上长出的棕色长豆荚，经常被用作天然甜味剂。

fruit food plant

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noun

刺槐，洋槐

Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.

Examples :

"My grandfather planted a beautiful locust tree in his backyard. "

我爷爷在他的后院种了一棵漂亮的刺槐树。

plant nature biology organism

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noun

知了，蝉。

Examples :

"The farmer saw a locust on the windowsill. "

农民看见一只知了趴在窗台上。

insect animal biology

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noun

蝗蟲，大陸人

A Mainlander.

Examples :

"My cousin, a locust from Beijing, is visiting us for the summer. "

我的表弟是個來自北京的“蝗蟲”，今年夏天來我們這裡玩。

person culture nation

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verb

蜂拥而至, 大批涌来

To come in a swarm.

Examples :

"The tourists locusted to the beach as soon as the sun came out. "

太阳一出来，游客们就像蝗虫一样蜂拥而至海滩。

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