ant

名词 ant:

1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
   同义词：emmet, pismire

1. A worker ant or bee that feeds and cares for the colony's young.
   工蚁，工蜂喂养和照料共生蚁群或共生蜂群幼虫的工蚁或工蜂
2. The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant.
   这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。
3. He was a soft-hearted man. He wouldn't hurt an ant.
   他是一个软心肠的人，连一个蚂蚁都不愿伤害。
4. There is a clear division of labor in ants.
   蚂蚁间有明确的分工。

ant

n.（名词）
Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae, characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and living in colonies that have a complex social organization.
蚂蚁：一种群体生活的蚁科昆虫，特征为只有雄蚁和生殖力强的雌蚁有蚁翅，生活在具有复杂群体组织的群落中

<习惯用语>ants in (one`s) pants【俚语】
A state of restless impatience:
焦躁不安：
例句：
.She`s got ants in her pants.(Bobbie Ann Mason)
.她焦躁不安.(鲍比·安·梅森)

来源：
Middle English amte
中古英语 amte
from Old English ômete
源自 古英语 ômete