Death-watch beetle
红毛窃蠹（专蛀旧木, 发出类似表的滴答声的小甲虫）
📖 牛津释义
death-watch beetle
small beetle whose larva bores into wood with a ticking sound 红毛窃蠹（一种小甲虫）.
🧩 词语组成解析
watch
[wɔtʃ]
vt. 注视，注意;看守，监视;守候（机会等）;密切注意;
n. 表;值夜，值班;看守，监视;值班人员;
vi. 观看;注视;守候;看守;
beetle
['biːt(ə)l]
n. 甲壳虫;大槌;捶布机;
vt.& vi. 快速移动;用大槌捶打;
🗣️ 情景例句
No, it's an original. My father's friend is a calligrapher, and I had him make it for you.
没错，这可是真迹。我父亲的朋友是书法家，专门帮你写的。
What is thelargest industrial center in this country?
这个国家最大的工业区是哪里？
and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
博览会的赢利用来建造博物馆和高等学校。