vermin
音标：
英音/ ˈvɜːmɪn / 美音/ ˈvɜːrmɪn /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
The former New Jersey governor, while discussing Mr. Trump’s recent “vermin” description of his political opponents, said there’s nothing “he won’t say or do” if people don’t side with him.
这位前新泽西州州长在讨论特朗普最近对其政治对手的“害虫”描述时表示，如果人们不站在他一边，“他不会说或不会做”任何事情。
—Washington Times
He spoke out after Mr Trump called his political opponents “vermin” during a rally at the weekend.
特朗普在周末的一次集会上称其政治对手为“害虫”后，他发表了此番言论。
—BBC
Gutter birds, sky rats, vermin – pigeons don’t have the best reputation, but one woman is on a mission to change that.
地沟鸟、天鼠、害虫——鸽子的名声并不好，但一位女士肩负着改变这一现状的使命。
—BBC
基本释意：
noun
any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats
害虫；寄生虫；歹徒
同义词：
varmint
短释义：
The word vermin originally came from the Anglo-French word of the same spelling, meaning “noxious animals” — definitely a negative term. Rats, mice, cockroaches, along with pests to farmers and the animals they raise, like coyotes and weasels, are vermin. Annoying people who cause problems are also sometimes called vermin, like the vermin who bully others.
害虫是一个包罗万象的术语，可用于任何我们认为是害虫的小动物或昆虫。你在浴室里发现的蟑螂是你见过的最恶心的害虫。
长释义：
The word vermin originally came from the Anglo-French word of the same spelling, meaning “noxious animals” — definitely a negative term. Rats, mice, cockroaches, along with pests to farmers and the animals they raise, like coyotes and weasels, are vermin. Annoying people who cause problems are also sometimes called vermin, like the vermin who bully others.
害虫这个词最初来自英语-法语单词，具有相同的拼写，意思是“有毒的动物”——绝对是一个负面术语。老鼠、蟑螂，以及农民及其饲养的动物的害虫，如土狼和黄鼠狼，都是害虫。造成问题的烦人的人有时也被称为害虫，就像欺负别人的害虫一样。
文学例句：
Those rats and vermin, an absolute shower of yahoos and cads!
那些老鼠和害虫，绝对是一群恶棍和流氓！
—Redwall by Brian Jacques
“Hey, you! You scruffy, one-eyed vermin! Remove this net and face me alone! We’ll see who ends up on their knees!”
“嘿，你！你这个邋遢的独眼害虫！把这张网拿掉，独自面对我！我们看看谁最终会跪下！”
—Redwall by Brian Jacques
It was supposed to suppress gas and kill the vermin in the stomach that made poor children hungry.
它的作用是抑制气体并杀死胃里让可怜的孩子挨饿的害虫。
—Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
词源：
vermin (n.)c. 1300, “noxious animals,” from Anglo-French and Old French vermin “moth, worm, mite,” in plural “troublesome creatures” (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *verminum “vermin,” possibly including bothersome insects, collective noun formed from Latin vermis “worm” (from PIE root *wer- (2) “to turn, bend”). Extended to “low, obnoxious people” by 1560s.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
害虫 (n.)c. 1300，“有毒动物”，源自英法语和古法语 vermin“蛾、蠕虫、螨虫”，复数“麻烦的生物”（12c.），源自通俗拉丁语 *verminum“害虫”，可能包括烦人的昆虫，集体名词源自拉丁语 vermis“蠕虫”（源自 PIE 词根 *wer- (2)“转动、弯曲”）。到 1560 年代扩展到“低下、令人讨厌的人”。相关条目及更多
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