| 单词 | shipworm |
| 释义 | shipworm (once / 513884 pages) n WORD FAMILY shipworm: shipworms USAGE EXAMPLESSays Mike Luis, “Eventually you end up replacing everything. They burn. They get shipworms. All kinds of things. There’s very little of the original left.” Washington Times(Aug 07, 2016) It’s known as wormwood, but the intricate designs are actually made by shipworms, which are really clams. Seattle Times(Jul 07, 2016) Like Brunel’s shipworm, the machine was a self-contained factory, leaving a ready-made tunnel behind it. The New Yorker(Sep 15, 2008) n wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells Syn|Hypo|Hyper teredinid teredo typical shipworm Bankia setaceae, giant northwest shipwormgiant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America clam burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness |
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