desert locusts

基本解釋

FIRST SOLDIER: From the desert, where he fed on locusts and wild honey.
沙漠，在那兒他靠吃蝗蟲和野蜂蜜過活。
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Only in the mid-20th century was it realized that the light brown solitary desert-dwelling insect was the same species as the red and yellow locusts of the plagues.
直到二十世紀(jì)中葉人們才認(rèn)識到這種生活在沙漠的淺褐色孤獨的昆蟲是與蝗災(zāi)中的紅和黃色蝗蟲同種。
The World Bank has already stepped in with a significant contribution – pledging credits totaling US$12.5 million in support of emergency programs to combat the desert locusts.
世界銀行現(xiàn)已加入了控制蝗災(zāi)的行動，承諾了為數(shù)不小的1200萬美元無息貸款，以資助防控沙漠蝗蟲的緊急項目。