词汇精选：pest的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
瘟疫，鼠疫 [C]
例句：
"At one point I was woken up at two in the Morning by a guy on a cell phone hunting pest beavers in Montezuma, " says Gorbunova.
Gorbunova说：“记得在Montezuma我凌晨两点被一个捕杀患有鼠疫的海狸的家伙吵醒。”
例句：
Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
具有讽刺意味的是，欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传到澳洲，后来欧洲却从澳洲染上了这一被视为瘟疫的人造疾。
害虫，害人虫 [C]
例句：
The mountain bark beetle is a familiar pest in the forests of British Columbia.
山树皮甲虫是不列颠哥伦比亚省森林里常见的害虫。
例句：
And move over bedbugs, there's a new pest in town, at least if you live in the Eastern United States.
先撇开臭虫不说，现在城镇里又出现一种新害虫，至少如果你住在美国东部的话就会发现。
讨厌鬼，害人虫
例句：
That disobedient boy is a pest.
那不听话的男孩令人讨厌。
例句：
My little brother is a pest when he spoils my games.
我的小弟弟破坏我的各种游戏真讨厌。
二、词义辨析：
bug,insect,pest,worm
这些名词均含“虫，昆虫”之意。bug指小昆虫，尤指吸血的臭虫，也可指细菌。insect含义广泛，多指蚂蚁、黄蜂、蝉等等。pest指有害的昆虫或有害的小动物。worm侧重指蚯蚓、蚕、毛虫等小而无骨的虫。
三、相关短语：
fowl pest
鸡瘟
tin pest
锡瘟，锡疫
四、参考例句：
The mountain bark beetle is a familiar pest in the forests of British Columbia.
山树皮甲虫是不列颠哥伦比亚省森林里常见的害虫。
He rates with the best heavyweight boxers of the pest fifty.
他是50年来最优秀的重量级拳击师之一。
The mountain bark beetle is a familiar pest in the forests of British Columbia.
山树皮甲虫是不列颠哥伦比亚省森林里常见的害虫。
My little brother is a pest when he spoils my games.
我的小弟弟破坏我的各种游戏真讨厌。
Police called in a pest controller to deal with the swarm.
警方叫来一名害虫处理专家来处理蜂群。
The use of integrated pest management will expand in the twenty-first century
在二十一世纪，害虫综合治理的应用将扩大。
Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
具有讽刺意味的是，欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传到澳洲，后来欧洲却从澳洲染上了这一被视为瘟疫的人造疾。
Ivela ochropoda is one of the main defoliator pest occurred in Ulmus pumila, and is very serious in Wuqi County.
榆毒蛾是榆树的食叶害虫之一，在吴起县发生严重。
Remember, there is a fine line between being persistent and a pest, so do your best to toe that line.
记住，坚持和烦人只有一步之遥，所以管好自己别脚滑了。
Finding a rodent on the couch would see most people racing for the phone to dial pest control.
看到巨大的的啮齿动物出现在沙发上，大多数人都会赶快打电话给害虫防控中心吧。
