"gribble" in Chinese (Simplified)
蛀木海虱
Definition
蛀木海虱是一种微小的海洋甲壳类动物,常见于海中,以蛀蚀和啃食木头(如码头和船只的木材)为著名。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'蛀木海虱'属于科技或生物学术语,在日常对话中不常见。常与“木材”、“破坏”、“海洋”、“码头”等词搭配。
Examples
A gribble is a small sea creature that eats wood.
**蛀木海虱**是一种会吃木头的小型海洋生物。
The old pier was damaged by gribbles.
老码头被**蛀木海虱**破坏了。
Scientists study gribbles to learn how they digest wood.
科学家研究**蛀木海虱**,了解它们如何分解木头。
If you see tiny holes in wooden docks, gribbles might be the reason.
如果你看到木制码头上有小洞,可能是**蛀木海虱**造成的。
Boat owners hate gribbles because they ruin wooden boats.
船主讨厌**蛀木海虱**,因为它们会毁坏木船。
Not many people know what a gribble is unless they work with marine wood.
除非跟海洋木材打交道,否则很少有人知道什么是**蛀木海虱**。