cockroach
/ˈkɑkˌrotʃ/KK
/ˈkɑkˌɹoʊtʃ/IPA
kɑk·rotʃ
變化形
cockroaches
1.
蟑螂
一種扁平、觸角很長的昆蟲，常出沒於溫暖潮濕處，並可能在住家或餐飲場所尋找食物。
用法：可數名詞。談論泛指時常用複數；表示「有蟑螂出沒」時，常說 there are cockroaches 或 a cockroach is in／has gotten into 某處。
There was a cockroach under the kitchen sink, so we cleaned the area right away.
廚房水槽下有一隻蟑螂，所以我們立刻把那一帶清乾淨。
The restaurant closed for a day because there were many cockroaches.
這家餐廳因為有很多蟑螂，所以休息一天。
常見錯誤
I saw cockroach in the kitchen.
I saw a cockroach in the kitchen.
There has many cockroaches in my house.
There are many cockroaches in my house.
We used medicine to kill the cockroaches.
We used insecticide to kill the cockroaches.
My home has cockroach problem.
My home has a cockroach problem.
相關字詞
學習提示
・cockroach 在日常英語中是中性詞，但談到住家或餐飲場所時，常帶有衛生不佳或害蟲問題的負面聯想。
・若只看到一隻，可說 I found a cockroach；若要強調家裡長期有蟑螂問題，可說 We have cockroaches in our apartment 或 We have a cockroach problem。
・口語的 roach 很常見，但在學校寫作、投訴環境衛生或正式溝通中，cockroach 較清楚穩妥。