ladybug
ladybug — noun
1. a small round beetle, usually bright red or orange with black spots, that lives
a small round beetle, usually bright red or orange with black spots, that lives in gardens and fields and eats insects that damage plants
A bright red ladybug landed on the gardener's sleeve this morning.
countable noun with colour description
The children watched a ladybug crawl slowly across a large green leaf.
verb pattern: watch + noun + bare infinitive
Jin found a tiny ladybug hiding under the big sunflower in the garden.
- ladybird
British English name for the same insect
- lady beetle
more formal or scientific name
文法句型
a ladybug
ladybugs (plural)
用法筆記
Ladybug is the common American English name. In British English, the same insect is usually called a ladybird. The insect is considered good luck in many cultures, and gardeners welcome it because it eats aphids that damage plants.