flea

IPA/fliː/
KK[flˈi]IPA/fliː/

flea — 名詞

  • fleasingular
  • fleasplural

1. a very small, wingless insect that lives on the skin of warm-blooded animals and

1.名詞B1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • flea collar
  • flea treatment
  • flea bite
  • flea infestation
  • flea market
  • flea spray
同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The cat has flea.
The cat has fleas.
Flea is a countable noun; it nearly always appears in the plural when describing an infestation.
慣用語

with a flea in your ear

idiom

used to describe being angrily dismissed, shouted at, or rejected after trying to ask for something or make a complaint.

被斥責

When Omar asked his landlord for a rent reduction, he was sent away with a flea in his ear.

Astrid complained about the noisy neighbours and got a flea in her ear for her trouble.

同根字

  • flea market
    名詞B1
  • flea-bitten
    形容詞B2
  • flea-infested
    形容詞B2
  • flea collar
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • flea collar
  • flea treatment
  • flea bite
  • flea infestation
  • flea market
  • flea spray

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