bedbug

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.
    — Fiona rapidly discovered that the hotel was infested with bedbugs.
  2. Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.

词形变化

bedbugs plural bed bug alternative bed-bug alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
antibedbug bedbuggy bedbuglike crazy as a bedbug don't let the bedbugs bite

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *badją
Proto-West Germanic *badi
Old English bedd
Middle English bed
English bed
English bug
English bedbug
From bed + bug.
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