We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good.
我们把昆虫当作害多益少的无用东西。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

unnecessary [ʌn'nɛsə'sɛri] 词根: necessar
adj. 不必要的，多余的;无用的，无益的;无须;
💡 un 不 + necess 必要+ ary 表示有...性质的 → adj. 不必要的,无用的
"They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals."
他们因虐待动物而被判有罪。
近义：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative 反义：important, indispensable, intrinsic, key, main, material
regard [rɪ'ɡɑrd] 词频1 词根: 看护
vt. 认为;注视;涉及;尊敬; vi. 凝视;留意; n. 凝视;留意;尊敬;问候;
💡 作为“看作”讲大家比较熟悉 I regard him as a fool.但主考尊敬的意思。 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：树（r）下的人把哥哥（g）当作爱人（a
"I do not regard the prospects of the company favourably."
我不看好这家公司的前景.
近义：assume, presume, suppose, surmise, suspect, ween 反义：impoliteness, incivility, indiscipline, irreverence, nonacquiescence, nonobservance
harm [hɑrm] 词频1
n. 损害;伤害;危害; vt. 伤害;损害;危害;
💡 h+arm:长颈鹿(h)的手臂(arm)被 损害 网友：lujian3138 补充：h=hand, arm=武器, 手旁放个武器, 伤害.
"He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm ."
他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。
近义：hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil 反义：improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
creatures
n. 生物, 动物( creature的复数形式 ); 人

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate,
可是，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查，
There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not prove to be a problem.
岛上几乎没有一颗树，也没有淡水，但这不算什么问题。
Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory.
不久，形状各异，大小不一的饼干陆续送到工厂。
A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's downfall.And so on.
主人公一位长期失散的兄弟，大家都以为死了，实际上一直活着，并且正在策划暗算主人公；如此等等，
But there was worse to come.
但是更糟糕的事情在等着我们，
There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.
但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。