the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
Glowworm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence. They may sometimes resemble worms, but all are insects (Arachnocampa and Orfelia being flies and all the others being beetles).
例句与用法
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We are all worms , but i do believe i am a glowworm 我们都是小虫子,但我相信我是一只萤火虫
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Glowworm s la - amp is gleaming , love 萤光灯一闪一闪的,宝贝。
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From house to house , giving his everwelcome double knock , went the nine o clock postman , the glowworm s lamp at his belt gleaming here and there through the laurel hedges 晚上九点那趟的邮递员,从一家到另一家,敲两下门,永远受到欢迎。他腰带上的那盏萤光灯一闪一闪的, 164在月桂树篱间穿行。
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Thus the glowworm ' s light was quenched , but her captain , lieutenant - commander gerard roope , was awarded the victoria cross posthumously , and the story will long be remembered 这样“萤火虫”号的光亮便熄灭了,但它的舰长杰拉德?鲁普海军少校,身后被追赠维多利亚十字勋章,而这个事迹也将永远为人们所纪念。