单词 | vermiculate |
释义 | vermiculate (once / 159721 pages) adjv WORD FAMILY vermiculate: vermiculated, vermiculation+/vermiculation: vermiculations USAGE EXAMPLESWith its feudal class system intact - if moth-eaten and vermiculated - British society exhibits small but crucial differences in its satiric temperament. BBC(Feb 13, 2015) On their backs were vermiculate patterns that were maps of the world in its becoming. The Guardian(Apr 25, 2013) The upper side of the tail is vermiculated with whitish and the underside of the tail is black. Bernardo Villa R., An Annotated Check List of the Mamm...(2012) 1adj infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms Syn worm-eaten, wormy worn affected by wear; damaged by long use 2adj decorated with wormlike tracery or markings Syn vermicular, vermiculated fancy not plain; decorative or ornamented 3v decorate with wavy or winding lines Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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