firefly

名词 firefly:

1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
   同义词：fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca
2. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
   同义词：lightning bug

1. She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies.
   她把好奇之心注入我们心中，使我们获得事实与真理，把它们像捕捉到的萤火虫一样掌握在手里。
2. Emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria.
   生物发光生物体的可见光发射，如萤火虫、彩色鱼类、真菌类和细菌

fire.fly

n.（名词）
Any of various nocturnal beetles of the family Lampyridae, characteristically having luminescent chemicals in the posterior tip of the abdomen that produce a flashing light.Also called lightning bug
萤火虫：几种夜间活动的萤科昆虫中的任意一种，明显的特征是腹部的后端内有发冷光的物质，能产生闪烁的亮光也作 lightning bug