louse

noun

🔊/laʊs/

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(plural lice
🔊/laɪs/

🔊/laɪs/
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a small insect that lives on the bodies of humans and animals虱；虱子
- head lice头虱
see also nit, woodlouseTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2
(plural louses)
(informal, disapproving) a very unpleasant person不受欢迎的人；讨厌鬼
- Steve had let her down; she should never have trusted the louse.史蒂夫让她失望了。她永远不应该相信虱子。

Word OriginOld English lūs, (plural) lȳs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luis, German Laus.

verb

🔊/laʊs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they louse	🔊/laʊs/ 🔊/laʊs/
he / she / it louses	🔊/ˈlaʊsɪz/ 🔊/ˈlaʊsɪz/
past simple loused	🔊/laʊst/ 🔊/laʊst/
past participle loused	🔊/laʊst/ 🔊/laʊst/
-ing form lousing	🔊/ˈlaʊsɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈlaʊsɪŋ/

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