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[/pest; pɛst/] n 用法:
1 [C] (infml) annoying person or thing 讨厌的人; 害人虫; 坑人的事物:
That child is an absolute pest he keeps ringing the doorbell and then running away! 那孩子讨厌极了--老是来按门铃, 按完就跑了! 用法:
2 [C] insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc 害虫、 害兽、 害鸟等有害动物:
Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests, especially rats. 储存的 物经常受损坏, 尤其是老鼠为患最甚. *
garden pests, eg slugs, greenfly 花园中的害虫（如蛞蝓、 蚜虫）. Cf 参看 vermin 1. 用法:
3 [C, U] (arch 古) = pestilence. |