beetle學測 L3KK [ˈbitəl] ｜ /ˈbitəl/
甲蟲·大木槌·突出；懸伸
一字身兼昆蟲名與突出動作
A small beetle crawled slowly across the garden path.
一隻小甲蟲緩緩爬過花園小徑。
一個畫面：圓弧硬殼向外懸出
硬殼背部背上一片弧形硬殼向上隆起
槌頭渾圓槌具前端厚重呈弧形
屋簷懸垂邊緣向外突出蓋住下方
義項
硬殼甲蟲B2noun甲蟲
As a child, I liked to catch beetles and put them in a jar.
小時候我喜歡抓甲蟲，把牠們放進罐子裡。
catch a beetlea beetle's shell
木槌敲打B2noun大木槌
The carpenter hit the block of wood with a beetle.
木匠用大木槌敲打那塊木頭。
a wooden beetlea heavy beetle
屋簷突出B1verb突出；懸伸
The old roof began to beetle over the door.
那片舊屋頂開始向門口上方懸伸而出。
beetle over
片語
catch a beetle捕捉甲蟲 →用手或工具抓住甲蟲
a wooden beetle厚重木槌 →敲打用的沉重木槌
beetle over向外懸伸 →屋簷等向外突出懸垂
你會不會這樣說？
As a child, I liked to catch ___ and put them in a jar. (beetles / battles)
看答案
beetles
beetle 指甲蟲，battle 指戰鬥，拼字相近易混淆。
'The old roof began to beetle over the door.' 這裡的 beetle 最接近哪個意思？(A) 甲蟲 (B) 木槌 (C) 向外懸伸突出
看答案
(C)
此句描述屋頂形狀，對應「突出；懸伸」的動詞義項。