beetle

beetle1
noun
  1. an insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings that are typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra), which cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen. see Coleoptera
    甲虫。 见 Coleoptera
  2. Order Coleoptera: see Coleoptera
    鞘翅目 见 Coleoptera
  3. [mass noun](Brit.)a dice game in which a picture of a beetle is drawn or assembled
    (英)画甲虫，拼甲虫（一种掷骰子游戏）
verb
  1. [with obj., with adverbial of direction](informal)make one's way hurriedly or with short, quick steps
    (非正式)快步走，奔忙，匆忙
    the tourist beetled off.
    游客匆忙离去。
语源
  1. Old English bitula, bitela 'biter', from the base of bītan 'to bite'
beetle2
noun
  1. a very heavy mallet, typically with a wooden head, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, etc.
    （尤指头部为木头的）大槌，夯
  2. a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers
    捶布机
verb
[with obj.]
  1. ram, crush, or drive with a beetle
    用大槌捶，用夯打
    ■finish (cloth) with a beetle
    用捶布机捶（布）
语源
  1. Old English bētel, of Germanic origin; related to beat
beetle3
verb
  1. [noobj.][usu. as adj. beetling](of a person's eyebrows) project or overhang
    （人的眉毛）突出，悬垂
    piercing eyes glittered beneath a great beetling brow.
    突出的浓眉下闪烁着一双犀利的目光。
adjective
  1. [attrib.](of a person's eyebrows) shaggy and projecting
    （人的眉毛）粗浓而突出的
派生
beetle-browed
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (as an adjective): back-formation from beetle-browed. The verb was apparently used as a nonce-word by Shakespeare and was later adopted by other writers
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