earthworm
/ˈɜːθwɜːm/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɚθwˌɚm] /ˈɜːrθwɜːrm/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɚθwˌɚm] /ˈərth-ˌwərm How to pronounce earthworm (audio)/ (ame, mw)
earthworm — 名詞
- earthwormsingular
- earthwormsplural
1. a long, soft animal with no legs that lives in the ground and makes small tunnel
蚯蚓
住在土裡的細長軟體蟲
a long, soft animal with no legs that lives in the ground and makes small tunnels through the soil.
After the rain, Layla found an earthworm beside the lettuce bed.
下雨後，Layla 在萵苣花圃旁看到一條蚯蚓。
collocation: find an earthworm after rain
Theo lifted the flowerpot and saw a pink earthworm twisting in damp soil.
Theo 搬開花盆時，看見一條粉紅色的蚯蚓在濕土裡扭動。
collocation: twist in damp soil
Blackbirds pulled earthworms from the lawn while the grass was still wet.
草地還濕著時，黑鳥從草坪裡拉出蚯蚓來吃。
Dewi put the earthworm back into the garden after her son picked it up.
兒子把蚯蚓撿起來後，Dewi 又把牠放回花園裡。
- worm
broader everyday word that can refer to many long, soft creatures, not only the kind that lives in soil
- nightcrawler
a specific larger kind of earthworm, often mentioned in fishing or composting contexts
文法句型
an earthworm
earthworms
用法筆記
Usually countable. Most often refers to the worms seen in gardens, fields, or compost, especially when rain brings them to the surface.