flea
/fliː/ (bre, ipa) · /fliː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflē/ (ame, mw)
flea — 名詞
- fleasingular
- fleasplural
1. a very small, wingless insect that lives on the skin of warm-blooded animals and
跳蚤
寄生在動物身上吸血的微小昆蟲
a very small, wingless insect that lives on the skin of warm-blooded animals and birds, biting them and feeding on their blood; it can leap long distances compared to its size.
After their camping trip, the Kwame family discovered the tent was full of fleas.
Kwame 一家露營回來後，發現帳篷裡到處都是跳蚤。
collocation: full of fleas
The vet showed Sofia how to apply the flea treatment behind her dog's ears.
獸醫教 Sofia 如何在狗的耳後塗抹除蚤藥。
collocation: flea treatment
Fleas can jump more than a hundred times their own body length, which makes them hard to catch.
跳蚤可以跳到自身體長一百倍以上的距離，因此很難捉到。
The old mattress in the shed was so dirty that it had fleas living in every corner.
棚子裡的舊床墊很髒，每個角落都有跳蚤。
- parasite
broader term for any organism that lives on a host; fleas are one type of parasite
用法筆記
Flea commonly appears in compound nouns related to pets and household pests: 'flea collar' (a chemical collar that repels fleas), 'flea spray', and 'flea infestation'. The unrelated compound 'flea market' refers to an outdoor market selling used goods, not to insects.