| 单词 | white ant |
| 释义 | white ant noun[C] UKuk/ˌwaɪt ˈænt/us/ˌwaɪt ˈænt/atermite 白蚁 ApisitWilaijit/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Insect names
Examplesofwhite antwhite ant It was previously the convention that that power would not be used, but that has now beenwhiteant-ed out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its coloration is usually black but it can also be black andwhiteanteven brown-gold for rare specimen. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I mention this particularly because books are perishable and can get eaten by white ants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Total war is best fought by robots, by men with the training and outlook of white ants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a hard, heavy, durable timber, resistant to white ants, and is used for constructional work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A new school was built as the old school was infested by white ants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as eaten by white ants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The planks in the decking and also girders are either eaten by. white ants or are crumbling with dry rot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Extensive alterations were made to the church in 1919 due to damage caused by white ants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The troops are badly quartered at all placesin buildings either honeycombed by the white ants or threatening to fall in ruins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They learn which trees are useful for building houses and grain stores, such as those which resist white ants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It appears to have fallen into a state of disrepair, due chiefly to white ants having eaten into the beams, and was declared unsafe for divine worship. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The term is derived from the action of termites (white ants) eating the inside of wooden building foundations, often leaving no outward evidence, until the structure crumbles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At first salmon gum and gimlet wood were used, although these attracted termites (locally known as white ants) and had to be replaced. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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