🇬🇧🇨🇳 cicada - 蝉 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "cicada" ("蝉"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A cicada is a chunky insect with big see-through wings that lives in trees and makes a very loud buzzing or whistling sound, especially in hot weather, kind of like a tiny screaming alarm clock in the branches.
When the cicadas started buzzing, Grandpa said, “The trees’ smoke alarms must be going off again.”
The cicada choir outside my house practices only one song, and it is always stuck on maximum volume.
My dog heard a cicada buzzing, tilted his head, and looked at me like, “Why is the tree so loud?”
I dropped my spoon, and the cicada noise was so loud that nobody even heard it hit the floor.
Some cicadas live underground for 13 or 17 years before coming out to buzz—imagine hiding in your room that long just to shout “HELLOOOO!” for one summer.
On the hot porch, a child froze as a cicada buzzed above. Another cicada landed on the railing, a third cicada tapped the window, a fourth cicada clung to the doorframe, and a fifth cicada drummed its loud, raw song. The child laughed, then waved the insect away; the cicada chorus faded with the sunset.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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