deathwatch
英 ['deθwɒtʃ] 美 ['deθˌwɒtʃ]

n.

临终看护；窃盗；

英英释义

deathwatch[ 'deθwɔtʃ ]

• n.
  • minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

    同义词：booklousebook louseLiposcelis divinatorius

  • bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

    同义词：deathwatch beetleXestobium rufovillosum

权威例句

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SSC Deathwatch Starts Again.
Fragments on the Deathwatch
Deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, in historical buildings: monitoring the pest and its predators
New prospects for autoimmune disease therapy: B cells on deathwatch.
Mate location in the deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum De Geer (Anobiidae): orientation to substrate vibrations
Behavioral Responses of Adult Deathwatch Beetles, Xestobium rufovillosum de Geer (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), to Light and Dark
Host selection behaviour of deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum: oviposition preference choice assays testing old vs new oak t...
Intraspecific variability in the tapping behavior of the deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum (Coleoptera: Anobiidae).
Influence of odor from wood-decaying fungi on host selection behavior of deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum.
Paternal investment in relation to size in the deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), and evidence for f...