mosquito學測 L3KK [məˈskito] | /məˈskitoʊ/
蚊子;吸血昆蟲·病媒蚊,會傳染疾病
夏季防蚊話題,體育課、露營都會提到
A mosquito bit my leg while I was eating at the night market.
我在夜市吃東西時,一隻蚊子咬了我的腳。
一個畫面:細長口器刺入吸血
細長口器尖細口針刺入皮膚
吸血過程叮咬皮膚吸取血液
留下癢包叮咬處紅腫發癢
義項
蚊蟲叮咬B1noun蚊子;吸血昆蟲
A mosquito landed on his arm and bit him twice.
一隻蚊子停在他的手臂上,咬了他兩次。
a mosquito bitea mosquito net
病媒傳染B1noun病媒蚊,會傳染疾病
Some mosquitoes can make people sick, so wear long sleeves outdoors.
有些蚊子會讓人生病,所以在戶外要穿長袖衣服。
mosquito-borne diseasea mosquito-infested area
片語
mosquito bite紅腫癢包 →被蚊子叮的腫包
mosquito net床邊紗帳 →防蚊用的蚊帳
mosquito repellent噴防蚊液 →驅趕蚊子的藥劑
你會不會這樣說?
'Some mosquitoes can make people sick, so wear long sleeves outdoors.' 這句最能對應下列哪個意思?(A) 蚊子(一般昆蟲)(B) 病媒蚊(會傳播疾病的蚊子)
看答案
(B)
此句強調蚊子使人生病,對應「病媒蚊」義項而非單純昆蟲蚊子。
mosquito 的複數形式是?(A) mosquitos (B) mosquitoes
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(B)
mosquito 結尾為 o,複數需加 oes,是常見拼字陷阱。
順路看看
insect — 所有昆蟲的統稱,蚊子是其中一種bite — 被蚊子咬的動作或傷口多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
工作場所巡查
The facilities team found mosquitoes near the loading bay.
總務團隊在卸貨區附近發現了蚊子。
出差行前說明
The travel briefing explained that some mosquitoes can carry diseases.
出差行前說明提到,有些蚊子可能攜帶病原體。
詞族
mosquito noun (singular) 蚊子・mosquitoes noun (plural) 蚊子(複數)
四選一
A single ____ was found near the reception desk.
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mosquito
完整句中的 A single 與 was 搭配單數可數名詞 mosquito。mosquitoes 是複數;mosquito-borne(由蚊子傳播的)與 mosquito-infested(蚊子大量出沒的)都是形容詞,在此缺少可修飾的名詞。
同義改寫
The staff accommodation has mosquito nets over the beds. → The staff accommodation has nets over the beds to keep mosquitoes out.
mosquito nets 是用來阻隔蚊子的蚊帳;改寫說明其用途,未保證防護效果。
The travel briefing covered mosquito-borne diseases. → The travel briefing covered diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.
mosquito-borne 表示由蚊子傳播的,與 transmitted by mosquitoes 在此意思相同。