| 单词 |
day-fly |
| 释义 |
ˈday-fly An insect of the family Ephemeridæ, which in the imago or perfect state lives only a few hours or at most a few days; an ephemerid.
1601Holland Pliny I. 330 A foure footed flie..it liueth not aboue one day, whereupon it is called Hemerobion (i. a day-fly. a1711Ken Preparatives Poet. Wks. 1721 IV. 36 This Fly..Never lives longer than a single Day; 'Tis therefore styl'd a Day-Fly. 1860Gosse Rom. Nat. Hist. 15 The triple-tailed larvæ of dayflies creep in and out. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:dayfly英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语