mayfly

/ˈmeɪflaɪ/

Meanings

noun

蜉蝣，蚍蜉

Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.

Examples :

"Along the riverbank, we saw hundreds of mayflies swarming, their brief adult lives already nearing their end. "

在河岸边，我们看到成百上千的蜉蝣在群舞，它们短暂的成虫生命已经接近尾声。

Related Words

develop verb

/dɛˈvɛ.ləp/ /dɪˈvɛ.ləp/

发展，进展。

"The students are developing their understanding of fractions in math class. "

学生们正在数学课上逐步加深对分数的理解。

fragile adjective

/ˈfɹædʒaɪl/ /ˈfɹædʒəl/

脆弱，易碎。

"He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed."

他这个人很脆弱，容易情绪低落。

mayflies noun

/ˈmeɪflaɪz/

蜉蝣，蜉蝣目昆虫

"Example Sentence: "Near the river, swarms of mayflies appeared and died within a few hours, their brief adult lives already over." "

在河边，成群的蜉蝣出现，仅仅几个小时就死去，它们短暂的成虫生命已经结束。

swarming verb

/ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/ /ˈswɔːmɪŋ/

蜂拥，群集.

"The bees were swarming around the hive. "

蜜蜂们正在蜂拥着围绕蜂巢飞舞。

adults noun

/ˈædʌlts/ /əˈdʌlts/

成年人，大人

"Sentence: The playground is for children; adults are not allowed to play on the slides. "

这个游乐场是给孩子们玩的；成年人不能玩滑梯。

nearing verb

/ˈnɪərɪŋ/ /ˈnɪrɪŋ/

接近，靠近

"The ship nears the land."

那艘船正在接近陆地。

riverbank noun

/ˈrɪvərˌbæŋk/ /ˈrɪvɚˌbæŋk/

河岸，江岸

"The family spread their picnic blanket on the grassy riverbank. "

这家人把野餐毯铺在长满草的河岸上。

winged adjective

/wɪŋ(ɪ)d/ /wɪŋd/ /wɪndʒd/

有翅膀的，带翅膀的

"The winged insect flew towards the bright light. "

这只有翅膀的昆虫朝着亮光飞去。

briefly adverb

/ˈbɹiːfli/

简要地，扼要地。

"He covered the subject briefly in his book."

他在书中简要地介绍了这个主题。

already adverb

/ɑlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔlˈɹɛdi/

已经，早已。

"The students are already finished with their homework. "

学生们已经做完作业了。

hundreds noun

/ˈhʌndɹədz/

一百美元钞票，百元大钞

"The car dealer only accepted hundreds for the down payment, so I had to go to the bank and withdraw cash. "

汽车经销商只收百元大钞作为首付，所以我不得不去银行取现金。

insects noun

/ˈɪnsɛkts/

昆虫，虫子

"Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps."

我们的棚屋里有好几种昆虫侵扰，包括蚂蚁、黄蜂和胡蜂。