maggot

US /ˈmæɡ.ət/
UK /ˈmæɡ.ət/
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1.

蛆, 幼蟲

a soft-bodied legless larva, especially of a fly, found in decaying matter

:
The rotten meat was crawling with maggots.
腐肉上爬滿了
He used maggots as bait for fishing.
他用作魚餌。
2.

蛆蟲, 卑鄙小人

(informal, derogatory) a contemptible person

:
Get out of my sight, you little maggot!
滾出我的視線,你這個小蛆蟲
He called his opponent a worthless maggot.
他稱他的對手為一文不值的蛆蟲