wasp
US /wɑːsp/
UK /wɑːsp/
名词
1.
黄蜂
a social winged insect which has a narrow waist and a sting and is typically yellow with black stripes. Unlike bees, wasps do not produce honey.
示例:
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A wasp stung me on the arm.
一只黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
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There's a wasp nest under the eaves.
屋檐下有一个黄蜂巢。
2.
WASP
(informal, often offensive) a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, typically a member of the American upper or upper-middle class.
示例:
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The old money families in that town are mostly WASPs.
那个镇上的老钱家族大多是WASP。
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He came from a privileged WASP background.
他来自一个享有特权的WASP背景。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词