termite

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n. 白蚁

发音

UK /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
其它

词形变化

termites 复数 termites termited termites 三单 termiting termiting 现在分词 termited 过去式 termited 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

白蚁

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

    白蚁

  2. 2.

    A contemptible person.

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

white ant

上位词 1

insect

相关短语

termite bug termite bugs termite of the sea termite mound termite mounds magnetic termite compass termite dampwood termite meridian termite spinifex termite cathedral termite Formosan termite

词源

Inferred singular of termites, the plural of Latin termes (“woodworm”), which was used for termites by Linnaeus.

来源：wiktionary