pillbug

/ˈpɪlˌbʌɡ/

Meanings

noun

鼠妇，西瓜虫

Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

Examples :

"When my daughter found a pillbug in the garden, she gently poked it, and it quickly rolled itself into a tiny gray ball. "

当我的女儿在花园里发现一只西瓜虫/鼠妇时，她轻轻地戳了戳它，它立刻蜷缩成一个小小的灰色球。

Related Words

terrestrial noun

/təˈɹɛstɹi.əl/

地球人，陆地生物。

"The terrestrial is a very important part of our school's science curriculum. "

地球人是我们学校科学课程中非常重要的一部分。

protective noun

/pɹoʊtɛktɪv/

保护物，防护物。

"The protective helmet was essential for the construction worker. "

那个保护性头盔对建筑工人来说是必不可少的防护物。

woodlice noun

/ˈwʊdlaɪs/

鼠妇，潮虫

"Under the damp flowerpot, we found a colony of woodlice scurrying for cover. "

在潮湿的花盆底下，我们发现一群鼠妇（潮虫）急忙地爬动着躲藏起来。

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

迅速地，快速地。

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

老师很快地解释了新的数学概念。

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

花园，园圃

"a vegetable garden a flower garden"

菜园花园

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

女儿，千金

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

我已经有一个儿子了，所以我想再要个女儿。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

gently adverb

/ˈdʒɛntli/

轻轻地，温柔地

"The mother spoke to her child gently, trying to calm him down. "

母亲温柔地对孩子说话，试图让他平静下来。

subgroup noun

/ˈsʌbˌɡruːp/

子群，亚群

"In our English class, a subgroup of students formed a study group to prepare for the vocabulary test. "

在我们的英语课上，有一小部分学生组成了一个学习小组，准备词汇考试。

crustaceans noun

/krʌˈsteɪʃənz/ /krʌˈsteɪʃnz/

甲壳类动物，节肢动物。

"The seafood platter included a variety of crustaceans, like shrimp and crab legs. "

这个海鲜拼盘里有各种甲壳类动物，比如虾和蟹腿。

rolled verb

/ɹəʊld/ /ɹoʊld/

滚动，辗转。

"To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel."

滚动轮子、球或桶。