"parasitic insect infecting human hair and skin," Old English lus, from Proto-Germanic *lus (cognates: Old Norse lus, Middle Dutch luus, Dutch luis, Old High German lus, German Laus), from PIE *lus- "louse" (cognates: Welsh lleuen "louse"). Slang meaning "obnoxious person" is from 1630s. The plural lice (Old English lys) shows effects of i-mutation. The verb meaning "to clear of lice" is from late 14c.; to louse up "ruin, botch" first attested 1934, from the literal sense (of bedding), from 1931. Grose ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1785] has louse ladder "A stitch fallen in a stocking."
双语例句
1. Always she feared lest some louse had escaped her.
她总是害怕有个虱子逃过了他的惩处.
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2. Or a whale, a louse, a rat, a fly?
或者一只鲸鱼 、 一只虱子 、 一条狗 、 或一只苍蝇又会 如何 ?
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3. The carpenter up the joints of the table which had become louse.
木匠用螺丝钉把桌子上松动的木榫头固定.
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4. A mouse and a louse are living in the house.
一只老鼠和一只虱子生活在一间房子里.
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5. A NEW SPECIES OF SUCKING LOUSE FROM GRICRTULUS LONGICAUDATUS MILNE - EDWARDS ( ANOPLURA: POLYPLACIDAE )
