16 When a Chinese or English man talks like a parrot, he can only repeat what he hears.In both Chinese and English, two kinds of insects have the image of being very busy:bees and ants. If someone is very busy or is moving around quickly doing lots of things, we can describe him ...
You're not alone! The world of insects is vast and fascinating, full of creatures with intriguing names and even more intriguing behaviours. So, let's dive into the wonderful world of insects and explore the English words we use to describe them. From Tiny Ants to Maje...
The words we use to describe them reflect our relationship with these beings, revealing our fears, our fascination, and our understanding of their roles in the world. For example, the term "creepy crawlies" often carries negative connotations, reflecting a fear of the unknow...
Congress holds a “lame duck session" after an election—important laws are notpassed during this period.1. If you walk to work, you will get some exercise as well as saving money. You can use ""to describethe context.A. killing two birds with one stoneB. the early bird catches the ...
ATom Swiftyis a fun use of words that follows a quote, usually said by a fictional Tom, using a punny adverb. The termTom Swiftywas coined by writer Willard Espy and named after the Tom Swift series of books, which tended to use a lot of adverbs to describe dialogue. ...
We don’t just use that body of accumulated use to come up with a word’s definition, which tends to be one of the easier things to describe, but also its status and its register. Status and register are fancy word-nerd ways of describing where exactly in the language a word sits, ...
Snowy: This is a classic word to describe winter, evoking images of a white landscape. Icy: The air and the ground can be icy cold during winter, especially in colder climates. Quiet: The world slows down during winter, with fewer people and animals out and about, maki...
as a noun, "height", to describe Peter's similarity to his father. 2. "Breath" should be used as a verb, "breathe", to describe the action of taking in fresh air. 3. "Attraction" should be used as a verb, "attracts", to describe the flower's effect on butterflies and bees. 4...
We found an association between the term invasive and bumble bees and we observed significant increases in the usage of more ambiguous terms to describe non-managed species, such as wild. We detected a negative sentiment associated with the research area of pathogen spillover in bumble bees, ...
rafts of mallards and pintails, and waves of snow geese mile after mile after mile. In a society that’s been hijacked linguistically by the abuse of hyperbole, “spectacle,” in fact, is truly the only word that accurately attempts to describe the simultaneous movement of millions of waterf...