ant
noun/ænt/
/ænt/
Idioms - a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant.
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蚂蚁 - an ants’ nest
蚁窝 - an ant colony
蚁群
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnt is used before these nouns:- colony
- mound
Word OriginOld English ǣmete of West Germanic origin; related to German Ameise. - an ants’ nest
Idioms
have ants in your pants
- (informal) to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still
焦躁不安;坐立不安