pest
n
1 [C] (infml 口) annoying person or thing 討厭的人; 害人蟲; 坑人的事物
That child is an absolute pest he keeps ringing the doorbell and then running away! 那孩子討厭極了--老是來按門鈴, 按完就跑了!
2 [C] insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc 害蟲、 害獸、 害鳥等有害動物
Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests, especially rats. 儲存的 物經常受損壞, 尤其是老鼠為患最甚.
garden pests, eg slugs, greenfly 花園中的害蟲(如蛞蝓、 蚜蟲). Cf 參看 vermin 1.
3 [C, U] (arch 古) = pestilence.