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beetle 1 AHD[bētʹl] D.J.[ˈbiːtl]K.K.[ˈbitļ]n.（名词）- Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form horny coverings that protect the underlying pair of membranous hind wings when at rest.甲虫：一种甲壳虫类昆虫，具有锐利的嘴部和可变为角质形式的前翼，用来保护休息时收在它下面的一对很薄的后翼
- An insect resembling a member of the order Coleoptera.甲壳虫：类似甲壳虫类的昆虫
v.intr.（不及物动词）bee.tled, bee.tling, bee.tles - To make one's way or move like a beetle:快速移动：奋力向前或像甲虫一样移动："Chambermaids . . . beetled from bedroom to bedroom loaded with . . . champagne"(Vanity Fair)“女侍者们端着香槟酒从一个卧室到另一个卧室像甲虫一样走来走去”(名利场)
- Middle English betil 中古英语 betil
- from Old English bitela 源自 古英语 bitela
- from bītan [to bite] * see bheid- 源自 bītan [咬] * 参见 bheid-
beetle 2 AHD[bētʹl] D.J.[ˈbiːtl]K.K.[ˈbitļ]adj.（形容词）- Jutting; overhanging:突出的：凸出来的；向…伸出的：beetle brows.突出的眼眉
v.intr.（不及物动词）bee.tled, bee.tling, bee.tles - To jut; overhang:突出；高悬："The rocks often beetled over the road"(Washington Irving)“石头常常高悬在路的上方”(华盛顿·欧文)
- From Middle English bitel-brouwed [grim-browed] 源自 中古英语 bitel-brouwed [长着阴森的眉头的]
- bitel [sharp] probably from Old English *bitol [biting] from Old English bite [bite] * see bit 2bitel [锐利] 可能源自 古英语 *bitol [尖锐地，尖刻地] 源自 古英语 bite [咬] * 参见 bit2
- brouwed from brow [brow] * see brow brouwed 源自 brow [眼眉] * 参见 brow
beetle 3 AHD[bētʹl] D.J.[ˈbiːtl]K.K.[ˈbitļ]n.（名词）- A heavy mallet with a large wooden head.大槌：一个带有木制大头的重槌
- A small wooden household mallet.小木槌：木制的家用小槌
- A machine with revolving wooden hammers that gives fabrics a lustrous sheen.捶布机：用于给布料加上闪亮光泽的带旋转木槌的机器
- Middle English betel 中古英语 betel
- from Old English bȳtl * see bhau- 源自 古英语 bȳtl * 参见 bhau-
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