flea
n
1 small jumping insect without wings that feeds on the blood of animals and humans 跳蚤; 虼蚤
I must have been bitten by a flea, my arms are itchy. 我一定是讓跳蚤咬了, 胳膊很癢.
The cat's got fleas. 這貓長虼蚤了.
2 (idm 習語) with a `flea in one's ear rebuked, reprimanded or humiliated after an attempt at sth (做某事以後)受到責難、 批評或羞辱
He burst into our meeting and got sent away with a flea in his ear. 我們正在開會他闖了進來, 大家把他轟走了.