音标:['wɒsps] ;
n. 黄蜂( wasp的复数形式 ); 胡蜂; 易动怒的人; 刻毒的人
n. a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
n. social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
词型变化:名词复数形式 : wasps

Broadcast: Jan 29, 2003 The use of insects as agents of warfare is not a new idea. In the 2) Biblical story of the 3) Exodus, one of the 4) plagues visited upon the Egyptians was a horde of 5) locusts

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This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber, got a minute? Were not the only animals that like to knock back the hard stuff. Studies have shown that some mammals seek out food and drink that naturally contains alcohol. And accor

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'Bees don't sting unless they have to, because it kills them,' Bobby said matter-of-factly. 'You remember that time in North Conway, when you said we kept killing each other because of original sin?' 'Yes. Hold still.' 'Well, if there is such a thing

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Listening to his narrative I had completely forgotten the events of the previous night, the slain streetwalkers, and my suspicion of Holmes. At this point, Holmes continued, I knew that I needed to consult an expert. Mr. Wells, of whom I spoke earlie

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I confronted Holmes with the papers and my suspicions. I had hoped, more than I hope for paradise, that he would dismiss my deductions with his soft, mocking laugh, and show me some utterly commonplace alternative explanation of the facts. My hopes w

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