firefly

英式音标：[ˈfaɪəflaɪ]

美式音标：[ˈfaɪərflaɪ]

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概况：

n. [昆] 萤火虫

词义：

n.

萤火虫；

变形

复数：fireflies

英英释义

firefly[ 'faiəflai ]

n.

tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

同义词：fire beetlePyrophorus noctiluca

nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

同义词：lightning bug

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

A firefly was shimmering on the wood doorpost.
一只萤火虫，贴在木头门框上，闪闪发亮。

The light of the firefly does not produce heat.
萤火虫的光不能产生热量，

权威例句

Firefly Algorithms for Multimodal Optimization

Firefly Algorithms for Multimodal Optimization

Firefly algorithms for multimodal optimization

Firefly luciferase gene: structure and expression in mammalian cells.

Optimized use of the firefly luciferase assay as a reporter gene in mammalian cell lines

Crystal structure of firefly luciferase throws light on a superfamily of adenylate-forming enzymes

Transient and Stable Expression of the Firefly Luciferase Gene in Plant Cells and Transgenic Plants

Preparation and epitope characterization of monoclonal antibodies against firefly luciferase

Gene therapy by intramuscular injection of plasmid DNA: studies on firefly luciferase gene expression in mice.

Jasmonate Response Locus JAR1 and Several Related Arabidopsis Genes Encode Enzymes of the Firefly Luciferase Superfamily That Show A...

同义词：glowworm,glow-worm

同根词：firebug

英语词源：

firefly (n.)

also fire-fly, "An insect which has the faculty of becoming luminous" [Century Dictionary], 1650s, from fire (n.) + fly (n.).

造句：

1. A tortoise which has swallowed a firefly/Bright inside

乌龟吃萤火虫,肚子里明白

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

2. Slingsby Firefly Aircraft

萤火虫飞机

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

3. Times got the Firefly Girl in the Style section.

《时代》把有关萤火女孩的事放在了时尚专栏。

-- 来源 -- 电影对白

4. glowworm | firefly | firebug | fireworm

萤火虫

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

5. Firefly Personal Alert Safety System

萤火个人安全警报器

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

6. A group of Firefly Girls were here last month.

上个月,一队萤火虫女童军来过这里。

-- 来源 -- 电影对白

7. Firefly K Personal Alert Safety System

萤火Ｋ个人安全警报器

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

8. luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly).

生物体的生理作用发出的光，如萤火虫发出的光。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

9. Not too shabby, little firefly!

啊哈哈！小萤火虫，不要太寒酸了。

-- 来源 -- www.squarecn.com

10. The light of the firefly does not produce heat.

萤火虫的光不能产生热量，

-- 来源 -- 小学英语(六年级上学期适用) - UNIT 2 ANIMALS AND SCIENCE LESSON 11