| 单词 | bat box |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbat box bat box n. an insulated box designed for bats to roost in. ΚΠ 1970 D. G. Constantine in W. A. Wimsatt Biol. of Bats II. vii. 402 Noting that ‘bat boxes’ were..unsuitable for hibernation.., he [sc. Krzanowski] recommended introduction of..migratory American bats [to Poland]..because these species hang in foliage. 1974 S. A. Manning Naturalist in S.-E. Eng. 41 Somewhat similar in design to a standard bird-box, the ‘bat box’ has its entrance..at the back and saw cuts are placed around the inside to give the bats footholds from which to hang. 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Sept. (Final ed.) b5 ‘Bats are probably the best insecticide around,’ says Wray, whose program includes encouraging people to put up ‘bat boxes’. 2005 Daily Tel. 20 July 2/6 Eighteen bat boxes, each containing about six bats, were ripped down from conifer trees and left destroyed on the ground. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。