termite
termite 英 [ˈtɜ:maɪt] 美 [ˈtɜrmaɪt]
n. [昆] 白蚁
名词复数:termites
- A termite is a tiny insect that can cause big problems. Termites eat wood, and they can severely damage buildings. If you have termites in your house, you'd better call an exterminator.
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- n. [昆] 白蚁
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1. The hills recede into the distance and now we are in vast grasslands dotted with termite mounds, skyscraper sandcastles of the insect world.
山丘已经远去，我们现在行进在宽广的草原上，草地上有白蚁堆，那是昆虫世界的摩天大楼。
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2. Office blocks modeled on termite nests and buildings that can resist climate change have been the focus at a conference by some of Australia's most influential designers in Melbourne.
澳大利亚一些最有影响的设计师在墨尔本的一个会议上着重讨论了以白蚁巢穴为模型的办公楼群，以及能够抵御气候变化的建筑物。
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3. termite fishing with twigs and the mid-ribs of leaves were two.
用小树枝和树叶中脉钓取白蚁是其中的两种模式。
- termite (n.) 1849, back-formation from plural form termites (1781), from Modern Latin termites (three syllables), plural of termes (genitive termitis), a special use of Late Latin termes "woodworm, white ant," altered (by influence of Latin terere "to rub, wear, erode") from earlier Latin tarmes. Their nest is a terminarium (1863). Earlier in English known as wood ant or white ant.
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