Kullanım kalıbı:
[vermin] in/around [place]
The restaurant was closed after inspectors found signs of vermin in the kitchen.
Az éttermet bezárták, miután az ellenőrök kártevők nyomait találták a konyhában.
They sealed the gaps under the doors to stop vermin getting into the house.
Lezárták az ajtók alatti réseket, hogy a kártevők ne jussanak be a házba.
The farm hired a specialist to deal with vermin in the grain store.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
There are vermin in the shed.
Kártevők vannak a fészerben.
We need to keep vermin out of the house.
Meg kell akadályoznunk, hogy a kártevők bejussanak a házba.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners often treat it as a countable singular (*a vermin*). In this sense it is usually uncountable/collective: vermin (not vermins).
Anlam
pest animals and insects
Eşdizimler
vermin control
|a vermin problem
|a vermin infestation
|vermin-proof containers
|rats and other vermin
|house vermin
|get rid of vermin
|vermin in the attic
|vermin in the basement
|keep vermin out
Eş anlamlılar
pests (General word for animals/insects that cause trouble.)
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rodents (More specific; refers mainly to rats, mice, etc.)
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infestation (Refers to the problem/state, not the animals themselves.)
Konular
animals
|daily_life
|home
|health
Tanım
unwanted animals or insects that cause problems
small animals or insects, especially rats and mice, that are harmful, dirty, or difficult to control, often because they damage property or spread disease
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone] is/are vermin
The article was criticized for describing migrants as vermin.
A cikket bírálták, amiért a migránsokat férgeknek nevezte.
He was fired after calling his coworkers vermin during an argument.
Kirúgták, miután egy vita közben férgeknek nevezte a munkatársait.
Using language like ‘vermin’ to describe people encourages hatred.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
It is very rude to call someone vermin.
Nagyon sértő valakit féregnek nevezni.
Sık yapılan hata:
Because it is strongly insulting and dehumanizing, it can sound extreme in everyday conversation.
Anlam
despised person or group
Eşdizimler
filthy vermin
|dirty vermin
|human vermin
|call them vermin
|treat people like vermin
|regard someone as vermin
Eş anlamlılar
scum (Common insult; slightly less animal-like than vermin.)
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trash (Insult suggesting worthlessness; often more casual.)
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lowlife (Focuses on immoral behavior rather than being a ‘pest’.)
Zıt anlamlılar
decent person (Someone viewed as respectable rather than contemptible.)
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honorable person (Emphasizes moral worth, opposite of the insult.)
Konular
emotions
|society
|conflict
Tanım
an insulting word for people you hate or strongly disrespect
a very offensive word for a person or group of people considered disgusting, cruel, or worthless
Kullanım kalıbı:
kill/shoot/trap [vermin]
The estate manager set traps to deal with vermin around the pheasant pens.
A birtok intézője csapdákat állított, hogy elbánjon a dúvaddal a fácánólak körül.
Some people object to labeling foxes as vermin.
Vannak, akik ellenzik, hogy a rókákat dúvadnak minősítsék.
Local rules determine which animals can be controlled as vermin.
Anlam
animals targeted as pests
Eşdizimler
shoot vermin
|trap vermin
|vermin hunting
|vermin control licence
|vermin on the estate
|vermin traps
Eş anlamlılar
pest animals (Neutral term; avoids the hunting/gamekeeping association.)
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nuisance wildlife (Common modern phrasing in management contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
protected species (Animals legally protected rather than targeted.)
Konular
animals
|farming
|outdoors
Tanım
wild animals that people try to kill because they cause damage
wild animals regarded as pests and legally or traditionally killed to protect crops, livestock, or game birds