white ant

短语

n. 白蚁; 螱

词形变化

white ants 复数 white ants

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A termite.

    过时 非正式

    1990 December 13, Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard), page D.3, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy to hear that the hon. Member appreciates the fact that white ants cause a lot [of] destruction in his area. There is very little we can do about white ants.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

termite

上位词 1

insect

词源

From white + ant, reflecting a superficial resemblance to the ant.

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