flea
n. 跳蚤,蚤目的昆蟲; 生蚤的動物
A flea is a very small jumping insect that has no wings and feeds on the blood of humans or animals.
1. any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
as fit as a flea
非常健康
a flea in one's ear
尖銳的批評;嚴厲的非難
a flea in (one's) ear
諷刺:令人惱怒的暗示或尖刻的指責
Arlene combed the flea market for uncommon treasures.
為了找尋奇珍異寶,雅琳在跳蚤市場展開地毯式搜尋.
Shopping at a flea market for the first time can be overwhelming.
第一次在跳蚤市場買東西是可怕的.
Don't blame me if you come back with a flea in your ear!
你要是碰了釘子回來可別怪我.
Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied were by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine.
當地的那些小旅館通常是既骯髒又盡是跳蚤; 食物只不過是本地土產乳酪就著存放了經常12個月的陳麵包, 都用粗製的酒送下肚去.
Elephants are always drawn smaller in life, but a flea always larger.
大象總是畫得比實物小, 而跳蚤則總比實物大.