grasshopper

名词 grasshopper:

1. terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
   同义词：hopper
2. a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

1. Charles started reading when hi was knee-high to a grasshopper.
   查尔斯在很小的时候就开始读书了。
2. I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
   他很小的时候我就认识他了。
3. French entomologist noted for his descriptive and behavioral studies of bees and wasps, grasshoppers and crickets, and beetles.
   法布尔，简·亨利1823－1915法国昆虫学家，以对蜜蜂、黄蜂、蚱蜢、蟋蟀和甲虫的描述和行为研究而著称
4. I hadn't seen a grasshopper for years since I moved into the city.
   从我搬进城里以后，我有好几年没见过蚂蚱了。