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louse
[ noun lous; verb lous, louz ]
noun
- any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura sucking louse, parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus humanus body louse or Pediculus humanus capitis head louse and Phthirius pubis crab louse, or pubic louse.
- any insect of the order Mallophaga bird louse, biting louse, or chewing louse, parasitic on birds and mammals, having mouthparts adapted for biting.
- Slang. a contemptible person, especially an unethical one.
verb (used with object)
- to delouse.
verb phrase
- Slang. to spoil; botch:
Miscasting loused up the movie.
louse
/ 濒补蕣蝉 /
noun
- any wingless bloodsucking insect of the order Anoplura: includes Pediculus capitis ( head louse ), Pediculus corporis ( body louse ), and the crab louse, all of which infest man pedicular
- biting louse or bird louseany wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the plant louse and book louse
- slang.louses an unpleasant or mean person
verb
- to remove lice from
- slang.foll by up to ruin or spoil
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of louse1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of louse1
Example Sentences
"It's the season for skin infections and we don't have creams or ointments for bacterial infections, no medicines to treat scabies and head lice."
We get hints that Paul鈥檚 previous self was a louse, but Holland鈥檚 smile is so soft that it鈥檚 hard to believe he was ever a nasty, selfish jerk.
Victor was a louse in his first marriage and father of the year in his second.
An initial assessment revealed that the whale was underweight and had an abnormal amount of whale lice, suggesting she was suffering from some illness or lack of adequate nutrition, he said.
She was described as gaunt, with dark rings under her eyes and the worst case of head lice an expert had seen in her 30-year career.
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