Caterpillar

['kætəpɪlə] or ['kætɚpɪlɚ] 美式发音

(noun.) a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth.

(noun.) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.

伊莎贝拉录入

• But no one probably will dispute that the butterfly is higher than the caterpillar. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• He appeared of a russet hue, not more distinguishable from the scene around him than the green caterpillar from the leaf it feeds on. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• But humanity never gets beyond the caterpillar stage--it rots in the chrysalis, it never will have wings. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He would have various grubs and insects, the large larv? of beetles and various caterpillars. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I have seen it displayed with such success, that I have encountered some fine ladies and gentlemen who might as well have been born caterpillars. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The taste for caterpillars still survives in China, where they are sold in dried bundles in the markets. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

整理:米歇尔