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单词

mosquito

读音
məˈskiːtoʊ
美式
英式
词根

"Mosquito"源于西班牙语"mosquito",再追溯到拉丁语"musca",意为"飞虫"。

释义

n. 蚊子 [ 复数 mosquitoes或mosquitos ]

例句

A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.
一只蚊子就能传染很多人。
In recent decades, mosquito vectors of chikungunya have spread to Europe and America.
最近几十年,基孔肯雅热的蚊子媒介已传播到欧洲和美洲。
In a common itch like a mosquito bite, cells in the skin release a chemical called histamine.
在常见的瘙痒中,比如蚊虫叮咬,皮肤细胞会释放一种叫做组胺的化学物质。

强化记忆

你可以注意到这个词的构成部分—"mos"和"quito",并与图像关联。例如,你可以想象"mos"为"most"(最多的),然后"quito"可以联想到"quiet"(安静的),因为蚊子的飞翔声音通常很轻微,很"quiet"。这样,你就可以将这个词记住。"Mosquito"源于16世纪的西班牙语,意为"小苍蝇"。随着文化交流的发展,这个词在英语中被广泛接受和使用,我们今天所说的"Mosquito"就是引自此词。

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   (Mosquito buzzing)(Swat)
I love to hate this one,is a mosquito,and you're seeing the antenna of a culex pipiens.
This is a high-speed camera viewof a mosquito.And, in a moment,
more so than its bite.This is a mosquito called the brown house mosquito.It loves breeding in polluted ponds and pipes and waterways;
is trying to work out how we can stop people getting sickbecause of mosquito bites.It requires us to understand
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