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a(n) [adj] ant
用‘a’（辅音前）或‘an’（元音前）
a tiny ant
一只小蚂蚁
蚂蚁
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蚂蚁
a small social insect that lives in organized colonies
a tiny ant
一只小蚂蚁
属于膜翅目蚁科的各种昆虫,通常生活在几乎完全由无翅雌性组成的大群体中
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
社会性昆虫,生活在有组织的群体中；特征为雄蚁和可育蚁后在繁殖季节有翅,无翅不育雌蚁为工蚁
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
An ant can carry up to 50 times its own body weight.
一只蚂蚁能搬运自身重量50倍的东西。
We watched the ants marching in a line across the sidewalk.
我们看到蚂蚁排成一列穿过人行道。
The ant had wandered into the kitchen looking for sugar.
那只蚂蚁曾进了厨房寻找糖。
用‘a’（辅音前）或‘an’（元音前）
a tiny ant
一只小蚂蚁
蚂蚁是可数名词，复数加-s
two ants
两只蚂蚁
colony 表示群体，常用搭配
a colony of ants
一群蚂蚁
Not this
There are many ant in the garden.
Use this
There are many ants in the garden.
ant是可数名词，复数形式需加-s。中文通常不加复数标记，导致学习者遗漏复数变化。
Not this
I saw an aunt in the kitchen.
Use this
I saw an ant in the kitchen.
ant（蚂蚁）与aunt（姑妈）发音相似但拼写不同，学习者易混淆，应根据语境选择正确词汇。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蚁群
Ants live in a highly organized ant colony.
蚂蚁生活在高度组织的蚁群中。
工蚁
Worker ants are responsible for finding food.
工蚁负责寻找食物。
蚁丘
The children watched the ants crawling in and out of the ant hill.
孩子们看着蚂蚁爬进爬出蚁丘。
火蚁
Fire ants can deliver a painful sting.
火蚁会发出疼痛的蜇刺。
军蚁
Army ants move in large groups and can overwhelm prey.
军蚁成群移动，可以压倒猎物。
坐立不安
The children had ants in their pants on the way to the amusement park.
去游乐园的路上，孩子们坐立不安。
蚂蚁不应该思考。
Ants are not supposed to think.
蚂蚁不应该思考。
不要害怕蚂蚁。
Don't be afraid of the ants.
不要害怕蚂蚁。
Use ant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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蚂蚁 ant，字母 a 像头，n 像身体，t 像尾部，拼出蚂蚁的形状。
[object Object]
All six words share the spelling ending '-ant' and rhyme with the target (pronounced /ænt/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.