cockroach

IPA/ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ/
KK[kˈɑkrˌotʃ]IPA/ˈkɑːkrəʊtʃ/

cockroach — noun

  • cockroachsingular
  • cockroachesplural

1. a hard, flat insect with long antennae that lives in buildings, especially in wa

1.名詞B1
釋義

a hard, flat insect with long antennae that lives in buildings, especially in warm or dirty places, and is considered unpleasant and a pest that is hard to get rid of

例句

A large cockroach ran across the kitchen floor when Maria turned on the light.

collocation: cockroach ran across [surface]

The old apartment building had a serious cockroach problem in the basement.

collocation: cockroach problem

同義詞
  • roach

    informal shortening, very common in everyday speech

文法句型

a/the cockroach

cockroaches [plural]

用法筆記

The informal shortened form 'roach' is very common in everyday speech: 'I saw a roach in the bathroom.'

常見錯誤

❌A beetle ran across the kitchen floor.' (when you mean a flat, fast-moving indoor pest).
✅A cockroach ran across the kitchen floor.
💡beetles are rounder and have hard wing cases; they are not usually associated with indoor pest problems the way cockroaches are.