vermin
US /ˈvɝː.mɪn/
UK /ˈvɝː.mɪn/
1.
haiwan perosak, serangga perosak
wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease, e.g., rodents, insects, or birds
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The farmer used traps to control the vermin in his barn.
Petani menggunakan perangkap untuk mengawal haiwan perosak di bangsalnya.
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Rats and mice are considered vermin.
Tikus dan mencit dianggap haiwan perosak.
2.
sampah masyarakat, orang hina
contemptible people
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He called the protesters vermin.
Dia memanggil penunjuk perasaan sampah masyarakat.
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The city was plagued by criminal vermin.
Bandar itu dilanda sampah masyarakat jenayah.