单词 | antlike |
释义 | > as lemmasantlike antlike adj. and adv. resembling or in the manner of an ant. ΚΠ 1658 R. Brathwait Honest Ghost 105 I have no time to think of Conscience For timely thrift, and Ant-like providence. 1781 C. Lofft Eudosia i. 26 O mass, Great and stupendous, if the groveling soul Cling ant-like to the hillock! 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 302 Every petty ant-like performance. 1941 Cosmic Stories Mar. 26/2 The devastated area in either direction was aswarm with salvage and repairing machines, scurrying antlike over shattered buildings. 2004 E. Reid D.B. iii. 95 The Vietcong are very antlike and crafty, fond of pits and tunnels. < as lemmas |
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