汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 白蚁
白蚁 (白蟻)
termite / white ant
〈名〉昆虫,外形像蚂蚁,群居,蛀食木材。对森林、建筑物、桥梁、铁路等破坏性极大。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

白蚁已经把木头蛀得很深了。

The termites have eaten deep into the wood.

电杆被白蚁蛀蚀,一般两三年就要换一次。

Generally speaking, termite-eaten wire poles ought to be replaced every two or three years.

扩头蔡白蚁工蚁的嗉囊、前胃和囊形胃的长度和宽度明显大于黑翅土白蚁(P<0.01)。

The crop, proventriculus and paunch of workers in T. ampliceps is evidently longer and wider than in O. formosanus (P<0.01).

放在房间内的三四只白蚁会四处毫无目的地乱爬。

When three or four termites are collected together in a chamber they wander about aimlessly.

欧盟的优柔寡断就像白蚁咬噬木梁一样侵蚀着人们的信心。

Such dithering is to confidence what termites are to wooden roof beams.

用小树枝和树叶中脉钓取白蚁是其中的两种模式。

Termite fishing with twigs and the mid-ribs of leaves were two.

白蚁和其他昆虫是它的主食,因为它打不过比它大的动物。

Termites and other insects are its main food, because it cannot fight bigger animals.

这些人一直被跟踪观察——如果你喜欢恶搞的双关语,可称之为白蚁

These individuals - called Termites, if you like bad puns - have been followed ever since.

一座大厦如果有了白蚁,不加防治,不到十年时间,里面的地板壁板,都会蛀蚀一空。

If there are white ants in a large building, without cure, in no more than ten years, all the floorboards and wainscots will be completely eroded.

有趣的事实:形体上,终极塔楼并不是最高的建筑物,但它却极像人造非洲白蚁巢穴。

Interesting Fact: the structure's shape is modeled after the tallest structure not made by man - African termite nests.