| 单词 | ants' nest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasants' nest ants' nest n. ΚΠ 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 968 She goes to finde out ants nests, where she sits her downe lilling out the tongue which is glibbe and soft, with a kinde of sweet and slimy humour, untill it be full of ants and their egges. 1736 T. Boreman Descr. Three Hundred Animals (ed. 3) i. 7 It [sc. the Ant-Bear] feeds on Ants, and is commonly seen near an Ant's Nest. 1861 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 393 The ‘tappen’ is almost entirely composed of pine-leaves, and the various substances which the Bear scratches out of the ants' nests. 1979 R. Stow Visitants (1991) ii. 84 There was only like an ants-nest of people, rushing about and holding their arms to the sky. 2008 Independent 13 Mar. 7/2 The large blue has been reintroduced after scientists discovered its unique habitat—its caterpillars live in ants' nests. < as lemmas |
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