water bug
英 [ˈwɔ:tə bʌɡ] 美 [ˈwɔtɚ bʌɡ]

n.

半翅类水虫，蟑螂；

英英释义

water bug

• n.
  • a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
  • small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest

    同义词：German cockroachCroton bugcrotonbugBlattella germanica

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He crouched for hours in darkness above an overflowing WC, while cockroaches crawled round his feet and a leaking shower dripped stagnant water on his head.
   在黑暗中他长时间蜷缩的蹲在外溢的厕所上面，蟑螂在他的脚边爬来爬去，漏水的淋浴喷头不时地将滞水滴在他头上。
2. Some cockroach species can go for a month without food, survive for a month on a drop of water from a dishrag, and withstand massive doses of radiation.
   有些种类的蟑螂可以不吃一个月，而靠抹布上的水滴活命，也可以承受大量剂量的辐射。

权威例句

Waterbug
Structure and Function of the Mouthparts and Salivary Gland Complex of the Giant Waterbug, Belostoma lutarium (Stål) (Hemiptera: Be...
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles
Repeated copulation and sperm precedence: paternity assurance for a male brooding water bug.
Paternity assurance and altered roles in the mating behaviour of a giant water bug, Abedus herberti (heteroptera: Belostomatidae)
The salivary gland and salivary enzymes of the giant waterbugs (Heteroptera; Belostomatidae).
Male backspace availability in the giant waterbug (Belostoma flumineum Say)
Phylogenetic analysis of the true water bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha): evidence from mitochondrial genomes.
Evolution of paternal care in the giant water bugs (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)
The Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids: Evolution of paternal care in the giant water bugs (Heteroptera: Belostom...