leafhopper
leafhopper — 名詞
1. a tiny jumping insect that feeds by sucking the sap from plant leaves and stems
葉蟬
以植物汁液為食的小型跳躍昆蟲
a tiny jumping insect that feeds by sucking the sap from plant leaves and stems
Minho found a bright green leafhopper sitting on a leaf of his tomato plant.
Minho 在他的番茄植株葉子上發現了一隻鮮綠色的葉蟬。
leafhopper + on + [plant part] for describing location
Leafhoppers damaged the young rice plants and left brown patches across the field.
葉蟬損害了年輕的稻株，並在田間留下了褐色的斑塊。
A single leafhopper can jump nearly a metre to escape from a hungry spider.
一隻葉蟬可以跳躍將近一公尺來逃離飢餓的蜘蛛。
can jump + distance for describing insect ability
There were hundreds of leafhoppers on the grapevines after the warm spring rain.
溫暖的春雨過後，葡萄藤上出現了數百隻葉蟬。
Jenna discovered that leafhoppers had already spread disease to half of her bean plants.
Jenna 發現葉蟬已經將病害傳播到她半數的豆類植株上。
that-clause: discovered that leafhoppers had + past participle
- green leafhopper
- rice leafhopper
- tea leafhopper
- leafhopper damage
- leafhopper infestation
- jassid
older scientific term, now less common; used for certain leafhopper groups
- sharpshooter
a type of leafhopper in the subfamily Cicadellinae, known for forcefully ejecting liquid waste
用法筆記
Do not confuse with grasshoppers, which are larger insects that chew plant leaves rather than sucking sap.