单词：wasps
n. social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
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The mayor of a Montreal bedroom community who was enjoying a weekend in the country has died of anaphylactic shock after wasps attacked her with repeated stings. 一名蒙特利尔近郊小镇镇长在乡下度周末时被黄蜂反复蛰咬后因过敏
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