The idiom the worm has turned dates back at least to the 1500s. We will examine the meaning of the idiom the worm has turned, from where this expression is derived, and some examples of its use in sentences. The worm has turned means that someone who has previously been downtrodden has...
"Great and terrible is the worm, and the place wherefrom he cometh and whereto he returneth is not to be dreamt of by living men. And the worm is omniscient, save that he knows not the waking of them he has devoured, and their awareness during his slumber. But the worm, though anci...
根据第一段“Evidence of a worm-like creature about the size of a grain of rice has been uncovered in South Australia, and researchers believe it is the oldest ancestor on the family tree that includes humans and most animals.(在南澳大利亚发现了一种类似蠕虫的生物,其大小约为一粒大米,研究人员...
1. (Textiles) (often foll by: around, about, or upon) to turn or coil (string, cotton, etc) around some object or point or (of string, etc) to be turned etc, around some object or point: he wound a scarf around his head. 2. (tr) to twine, cover, or wreathe by or as if...
The phrase “worm in the apple” is relatively new and trending around the globe. The origin of the idiom “worm in the apple” is closely related to Apple Inc. and the bugs (malfunctioning) in software during the modern era. Also, this is quite a literal phrase taken from the larva ...
Zoology: Worming into the Origin of BilateriansXenacoelomorphs, a group of worms with simple body organization, have been proposed to represent the first offshoot of bilaterians. A new study shows that they might instead belong to the deuterostomes, just as echinoderms and vertebrates. Copyright ...
"I am a terrible book-worm," said the Director; "and my first act when I got here was to examine the library. It seems very interesting, but I do not understand the system by which it is catalogued." "The catalogue is imperfect; many of the best books have been added...
26. What can we learn about "worm castings"?A.They give off terrible smell. B. They are what worms consumed.C. They are piled layers of compost. D. They make the best plant fertilizer.27. What is Will's idea of...
They later cross the Void through a breach of unknown origin and invade another Earth. Their invasion is interrupted by the discovery of the breach's source; a void ship carrying four Daleks known as the Cult of Skaro. Tasked with ensuring the survival of the Dalek species, they opened the...
albicans, reo- viruses 162,283–290 In most studies, only the tissue origin of the mucin has been determined. Which mucins and carbohydrates are responsible for the binding was only determined for a small proportion of the interactions. The mucin and carbohydrate columns thus do not indicate ...