pest和vermin的区别

柯林斯英汉双解大辞典

pest?/p?st/?

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可数名词?Pests?are insects or small animals that damage crops or food supplies. 害虫; 有害的小动物

例：

...crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases.

…能抵抗一些主要病虫害的庄稼。

例：

Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.

每年有10%的作物受损于一种叫做玉米根虫的害虫。

2.

可数名词?You can describe someone, especially a child, as a?pest?if they keep bothering you. 讨厌鬼 (尤指小孩)

例：

He climbed on the table, pulled my hair, and was generally a pest.

他爬上桌子，揪我的头发，真是个讨厌鬼。

vermin纠错

英?['v?m?n]?美?['v?m?n]?

n. 害虫；寄生虫；歹徒

复数 vermin

柯林斯英汉双解大辞典

vermin?/?v?m?n/

1.

复数型名词?Vermin?are small animals such as rats and mice which cause problems to humans by carrying disease and damaging crops or food. 有害的小型动物