teredo

/təˈriːdoʊ/ /tɪˈriːdoʊ/

Meanings

noun

船蛆，海蛆

A shipworm (of genus Teredo).

Examples :

"The wooden dock was badly damaged by teredo, leaving holes and weakening the structure. "

木制码头遭到了船蛆的严重破坏，留下了许多孔洞，并削弱了整体结构。

Related Words

damaged verb

/ˈdæmɪdʒd/

损坏，毁坏，破坏。

"Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them."

小心，拆包裹的时候别把这些易碎品弄坏了。

shipworm noun

/ˈʃɪpwɜː(ɹ)m/

船蛆，蛀船虫

"The old wooden pier was weakened by shipworm damage, making it unsafe to walk on. "

那座老木码头因为船蛆的蛀蚀而变得脆弱不堪，走在上面很不安全。

genus noun

/ˈdʒiːnəs/

属，属类

"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."

所有的玉兰花都属于玉兰属 (Magnolia)。

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

留下，遗留。

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

大雨过后，操场上到处都留下了水坑。

holes noun

/həʊlz/ /hoʊlz/

洞，孔。

"There’s a hole in my shoe. Her stocking has a hole in it."

我的鞋子上破了个洞。她的袜子上有个洞。

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

后半拍

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

鼓手在歌曲中强调了后半拍，使节奏非常鲜明。

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

结构，构造。

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的构造。

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

weakening verb

/ˈwiːkənɪŋ/ /ˈwiːkn̩ɪŋ/

削弱，减弱。

"The prolonged drought is weakening the crops. "

长时间的干旱正在削弱农作物。

dock noun

/dɒk/ /dɑk/

酸模，野菠菜。

"My grandmother used to add the young leaves of the dock plant to her vegetable stew. "

我奶奶过去常常把酸模（野菠菜）的嫩叶加到她的蔬菜炖汤里。

badly adjective

/ˈbæd.li/

不舒服，难受。

"My grandmother is feeling badly today; she has a headache. "

我奶奶今天感觉很不舒服，她头疼。

wooden adjective

/ˈwʊdən/

木制的，木头的

"On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier."

最近一个刮大风的日子，数百名游客爬上木制的楼梯，在冰川前拍照。