cicada
cicada 英 [sɪˈkɑ:də] 美 [sɪˈkeɪdə]
n. 蝉
名词复数:cicadas
- A cicada is a large, winged insect that makes a distinctive vibrating sound. You might hear hundreds of male cicadas singing loudly on a summer night.
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- n. 蝉
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1. cicada always sloughs in the spring.
蝉总是在春季蜕皮。
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2. Some of animals slough, such as snake, cicada, and so on.
有些动物会蜕皮，例如蛇、蝉等。
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3. In Peiping, the braying autumn cicada, just like cricket and mouse, is simply the home insect kept in every family.
这秋蝉的嘶叫，在北平可和蟋蟀耗子一样，简直象是家家户户都养在家里的家虫。
- cicada (n.) popular name of many insects which make a rhythmic chirping or creaking noise, late 14c., from Latin cicada "cicada, tree cricket," not a native Latin word; perhaps a loan-word from a lost Mediterranean language.
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