an insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings that are typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra), which cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen
甲虫。
[mass noun]
〈英〉 画甲虫,拼甲虫(一种掷骰子游戏)。
〈非正式〉 快步走,匆忙
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the tourist beetled off .游客匆忙离去。
a very heavy mallet, typically with a wooden head, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, etc.
(尤指头部为木头的)大槌,夯。
a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers
捶布机。
ram, crush, or drive with a beetle
用大槌捶,用夯打。
finish (cloth) with a beetle
用捶布机捶(布)。
(of a person's eyebrows)project or overhang
(人的眉毛)突出,悬垂
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piercing eyes glittered beneath a great beetling brow .突出的浓眉下闪烁着目光犀利的双眼。
(of a person's eyebrows)shaggy and projecting
(人的眉毛)粗浓而突出的。
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