popular name of insects with hind legs suited to jumping, mid-14c. (late 13c. as a surname), earlier greshoppe (c. 1200), from Old English g?rshoppa; see grass + hopper (n.1). Similar formation in Middle Swedish gr?shoppare, German Grashüpfer. As a term of reproach, from Eccl. xii:5. Also recorded c. 1300 as a name for the hare.
雙語例句
1. Moreover , GRASSHOPPER is also the agent of many famous cabinet and hardware companies in east Europe.
GRASSHOPPER同時還是許多歐洲知名的櫥衛(wèi)五金的東歐代理商.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. I've known him since he was knee - high to a grasshopper.
他很小的時候我就認識他了.
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3. Charles started reading when he was knee - high to a grasshopper.
查爾斯在很小的時候就開始讀書了.
來自辭典例句
4. He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.
他以為把那個小蚱蜢干掉了.
來自辭典例句
5. A: How can you eat that grasshopper? It doesn't make you sick?