shipworms

shipworms

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• n.船蛆；凿船虫；蛀船虫

词形变化

复数：shipworms  

英汉解释

n.	1. 船蛆 2. 凿船虫 3. 蛀船虫

英英解释

n.	1. a burrowing sea mollusk that drills into wood, damaging wharves and ships.

例句

Why shipworms are suddenly able to spread there remains a mystery, but studies suggest rising sea temperatures have something to do with it.

为什么船蛆忽然能扩展它的生存环境仍然是一个迷，不过研究表明海洋温度的升高起到了某种作用。

Used in wet sites which are not infested by shipworms, such mangrove piles can outlast non-treated inland hardwoods.

用在没有船蛀的潮湿地带，红树林木桩的使用寿命超过未经处理的陆地硬木。