thrips
US /θrɪps/
UK /θrɪps/
名词
蓟马
any of various minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, typically having a slender body and two pairs of narrow, fringed wings, feeding on plant sap and often damaging crops.
示例:
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The farmer noticed tiny thrips damaging his tomato plants.
农民注意到微小的蓟马正在损害他的番茄植株。
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Thrips can transmit viruses between plants.
蓟马可以在植物之间传播病毒。