louse

noun

/laʊs/

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(plural lice
/laɪs/

/laɪs/
)
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/