emmet
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈem.ɪt/us/ˈem.ɪt/emmetnoun[C](insect)
a word used in somepartsof the UK and Ireland to refer to anant(= asmallinsectthatlivesunder thegroundinlarge, well-organizedgroups):
蚂蚁（英国、爱尔兰方言）Not oneperished, notevenan emmet.没有谁死了，连只蚂蚁都没死。
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- Look at the little emmetscrawlingaround.
- Thepeopleandcarriageslooklike emmetscrawlingon theground.
Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- damselfly
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- dust mite
- insect
- jigger
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- sow bug
- spider mite
- stick insect
- swallowtail
- termite
emmetnoun[C](person)
informal
a word used in Cornwall insouthwesternEnglandtomeanatourist(= someone whovisitsaplaceforpleasure,especiallyonholiday), or someone whomovestolivein Cornwall fromsomewhereelse:
（在英格兰西南部康沃尔郡使用的词）游客，访客；从别处搬到康沃尔郡居住的人Thisroutewill becrawlingwith emmets during thesummermonths.这条路线在夏季会挤满游客。
Theproposed"emmet"taxwould beploughedintobuildingnewhomesforpeoplewho areCornishbornandbred.拟议中的“游客”税将用于为在康沃尔土生土长的人建造新住宅。
- Just because aCornishpersoncallsyou an emmet doesn'tmeanthey are notgratefulfor theboostin theeconomyyoubringto thecounty.
- Apuristwould say that I am an emmet myself, since I havelivedin Cornwall for only sevenyears.
Travellers & visitors
- bird of passage
- caravan
- carpool
- daily passenger
- day-tripper
- drifter
- flashpacker
- flyer
- globetrotter
- guest of honour
- passenger
- pioneer
- stayer
- super-commuter
- swagman
- tourist office
- touristic
- tripper
- wanderer
- wayfarer