grasshopper

• 指一种草食性昆虫，后腿长而善于跳跃，以发出特有的鸣叫声而闻名。通常指蝗虫类昆虫，包括短角蝗和长角螽斯。

A noun referring to a plant-eating insect with long hind legs adapted for jumping, known for its distinctive chirping sound.

1. A2formal

   A plant-eating insect with long hind legs used for jumping, found in fields and gardens.

   蚱蜢

   • A grasshopper jumped across the path.
   • Children watched the grasshopper eat a leaf.
   • The field was full of grasshoppers chirping in the summer heat.

   同义词hopperlocust

2. Slang for a young or inexperienced personB2informalamerican

   Used informally to refer to a young person or someone who is learning, often in a mentor-student context.

   新手

   • Patience, grasshopper, you will learn with time.
   • The old master called his student 'grasshopper' as a term of endearment.
   • You have much to learn, young grasshopper.

   同义词apprenticebeginnernewbienovicepupil

   反义词expertmasterveteran