Caterpillar
[ 'kætəpilə ]
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n. 毛虫;履带;履带拖拉机;
📝 例句
A caterpillar is transformed into a butterfly.
毛虫变成蝴蝶。
A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.
蝴蝶是由毛虫蜕变而成的。
"You!" said the caterpillar contemptuously."Who are you?"
“你”大青虫瞧不起地说，“你是谁？”
"Keep your temper," said the caterpillar.
“别发脾气嘛，”大青虫说。
A mountain range shown by this method can look like a hairy caterpillar.
采用这种方法表示的山脉看上去象一条毛虫。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cater-迎合,pillar-柱子:毛毛虫喜欢帕柱子,所以要迎合柱子
※ cat-猫,er-拼音“儿”,pillar-柱子:猫崽爬到柱子上捉毛毛虫
※ 谐音“开他皮了”:因为毛毛虫最大的梦想就是能蜕下他的皮变成美丽的蝴蝶
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
caterpillar
n
1 larva of a butterfly or moth 毛虫, 蛹（蝶或蛾的幼虫）. =>illus at butterfly 见butterfly之插图.
2
(a) (also Cater-pillar track) (propr 专利名) endless belt passing round the wheels of a tractor or tank, enabling it to travel over rough ground 履带.
(b) (also Caterpillar tractor, abbr 缩写 cat) tractor fitted with such a belt 履带拖拉机.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kætәpilә]n. 毛虫【机】 履带车
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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As a matter of fact,
事实上，
How long will it take for a letter to get to California?
你把信寄到加州要多长时间？
Then, instead of spending maybe five hours typing the report again, you can print the new copy in one minute!
然后，你可以把新的文本在一分钟之内打印出来，而不是花5个小时重新把报告打一遍。