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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ant /ænt/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. HBIa small insect that lives in large groups 蚂蚁 →4  See picture of 见图 INSECT2. have ants in your pants spoken to be so excited or full of energy that you are unable to sit or stand still – used humorously 坐立不安；躁动不安〔幽默用法〕

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ant• How damaging are ants to plants?• You can see families on outings alongside the drive below you, looking like ants at their own picnic.• A million red ants crawling inside a silk sheet, that was what I should have seen.• In spite of all we could do, several snakes died as a result of the ant bites.-ant /ənt/, -ent suffix [in nouns and adjectives]  XXsomeone or something that does something 做…的人；用作…的东西；处于…的状态 a servant (=someone who serves others) 仆人 disinfectant (=substance for killing germs) 消毒剂，杀菌剂 expectant (=expecting) 期待的 pleasant (=pleasing) 令人愉快的

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-ant• a disinfectant• an assistantOrigin ant Old English æmette -ant Old French Latin, a present participle ending

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ant /ænt/ noun [countable]1. a small insect that lives in large groups
2. have ants in your pants spoken to be so excited or full of energy that you are unable to sit or stand still – used humorously

antBrE /ænt/ 🔊NAmE /ænt/ 🔊 noun

a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant. 蚂蚁◆an ants' nest蚁窝◆an ant colony蚁群  ➡  see also anthill ●have ˈants in your pants(informal) to be very excited or impatient about sth and unable to stay still 焦躁不安；坐立不安