lacewing
lacewing — 名詞
- lacewingsingular
- lacewingsplural
1. a small flying insect with thin, see-through wings crossed by a delicate pattern
草蛉
翅膀透明帶細網紋、幼蟲會吃蚜蟲的小昆蟲
a small flying insect with thin, see-through wings crossed by a delicate pattern of fine lines; its young feed on aphids and other tiny garden pests.
Esme spotted a pale green lacewing resting on the kitchen window at dusk.
Esme 在黃昏時發現一隻淡綠色的草蛉停在廚房窗戶上。
describing a sighting: spot + [insect] + resting on [surface]
Gardeners welcome lacewings because their young eat the aphids that ruin rose bushes.
園丁很歡迎草蛉，因為牠們的幼蟲會吃掉啃食玫瑰花叢的蚜蟲。
lacewings as natural pest control (the young eat aphids)
Under the porch light, dozens of lacewings drifted in on warm summer evenings.
在門廊燈光下，數十隻草蛉在溫暖的夏夜裡飄了進來。
A single lacewing can lay hundreds of tiny eggs under a green leaf.
一隻草蛉可以在一片綠葉下方產下數百顆細小的卵。
a single + [insect] + can + base verb for typical behaviour
Farmers near Hui's village release lacewings to protect their vegetable crops from insects.
Hui 村子附近的農民會釋放草蛉，保護他們的蔬菜不受蟲害。
- green lacewing
- lacewing larvae
- release lacewings
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the plural (lacewings) when describing them as helpful garden predators.