horsefly
horsefly — 名詞
- horseflysingular
- horsefliesplural
1. a type of large, heavy-bodied fly whose females bite animals and people to drink
馬蠅；虻
會叮咬動物、吸血的蒼蠅
a type of large, heavy-bodied fly whose females bite animals and people to drink their blood, producing a sharp sting and often a swollen, red mark.
Liam yelped when a horsefly bit the back of his neck during the picnic.
Liam 在野餐時被馬蠅叮到後頸，痛得大叫了一聲。
horsefly + bite [body part]
The horsefly kept buzzing around Darius's head while he was fixing the fence.
Darius 在修理圍欄時，那隻馬蠅一直在他頭邊嗡嗡地飛來飛去。
Amelia put a cold cloth on the horsefly bite to stop the swelling.
Amelia 用冷毛巾敷在馬蠅叮咬處，以減緩腫脹。
Ife noticed that the horses in the field kept swishing their tails at horseflies.
Ife 注意到田裡的馬不斷甩動尾巴驅趕馬蠅。
A large horsefly landed on the window screen, and Nora trapped it in a jar.
一隻大馬蠅停在紗窗上，Nora 用罐子將牠捉住了。
用法筆記
Horseflies are active in warm weather and are most common near farms, stables, and bodies of water. The bite comes from the female, which needs blood to produce eggs.