Word · Frequency #5833
ants
蚂蚁
ants is the plural of ant.
a small social insect that lives in organized colonies
- 1.
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
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
- 2.
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
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
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；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
In use
An ant can carry up to 50 times its own body weight.
We watched the ants marching in a line across the sidewalk.
The ant had wandered into the kitchen looking for sugar.
a(n) [adj] ant
用‘a’（辅音前）或‘an’（元音前）
a tiny ant
一只小蚂蚁
[number] ants
蚂蚁是可数名词，复数加-s
two ants
两只蚂蚁
a colony of ants
colony 表示群体，常用搭配
a colony of ants
一群蚂蚁
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- ant colony
- 蚁群
- Ants live in a highly organized ant colony.蚂蚁生活在高度组织的蚁群中。
- worker ant
- 工蚁
- Worker ants are responsible for finding food.工蚁负责寻找食物。
- ant hill
- 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。
- fire ant
- 火蚁
- Fire ants can deliver a painful sting.火蚁会发出疼痛的蜇刺。
- army ant
- 军蚁
- Army ants move in large groups and can overwhelm prey.军蚁成群移动，可以压倒猎物。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
蚂蚁 ant，字母 a 像头，n 像身体，t 像尾部，拼出蚂蚁的形状。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling ending '-ant' and rhyme with the target (pronounced /ænt/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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