caterpillar

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caterpillar 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 毛虫

[机] 履带车

英文释义

n. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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

caterpillar 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 caterpillar 在自然语境里怎么用：

The startup’s assets have been acquired by Caterpillar after struggling to pivot to a software services business.

—— TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era

I’ve seen little caterpillars that look like that,” says Middlebury College entomologist Greg Pask.

—— The real science of Pokémon

This “evolution” is similar to the metamorphosis of a real-world caterpillar as it develops into a butterfly or moth, Pask says.

—— The real science of Pokémon

My mom’s eyebrows arch like crawling caterpillars and then straighten out.

—— “Waiting, a Quintet”

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