mosquito/məsˈki:təu, also, in ɑritish use, 英式英语读作 mɔs-; mə`skito/ n(pl ~es) small flying insect (esp the type that spreads malaria) the female of which sucks the blood of people and animals 蚊; （尤指）疟蚊.
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