pest學測 L4KK [ˈpɛst] ｜ /ˈpɛst/
討厭鬼；惹人厭的人·害蟲；有害的動物
GEPT中級字，身兼人蟲雙重意義
The mosquitoes at the night market were such a pest that we finally went home early.
夜市裡的蚊子實在太惱人，我們最後提早回家了。
一個畫面：揮不掉的煩蟲
嗡嗡騷擾小蟲繞著你飛，吵得不得安寧
揮之不去怎麼趕都趕不走，一直纏著你
啃咬破壞害蟲偷偷啃食作物或家具
義項
弟弟搗蛋C1noun討厭鬼；惹人厭的人
My little brother is such a pest when he keeps grabbing my phone and won't leave me alone.
我弟弟真是個討厭鬼，老是搶我的手機又不肯放過我。
such a pesta real pest
菜園害蟲C1noun害蟲；有害的動物
The farmer found a pest eating the vegetables in his garden every night.
那位農夫發現一隻害蟲每晚都在啃食他菜園裡的蔬菜。
pest controla garden pest
片語
pest control除蟲防治 →防治害蟲的措施
such a pest超級討厭 →簡直是個大麻煩
你會不會這樣說？
My little brother is such a ___ when he keeps grabbing my phone. (pest / guest)
看答案
pest
pest 是讓人心煩的人，guest 是受邀作客的客人，兩字只差一個字母。
「The farmer found a pest eating the vegetables in his garden every night.」這裡的 pest 最接近哪個意思？(A) 討厭鬼 (B) 害蟲 (C) 瘟疫
看答案
(B)
此句描述動物啃食蔬菜，對應「害蟲」義項，而非指人的討厭鬼。
字族
pester 使人心煩；糾纏・pesticide 殺蟲劑