C 蚂蚁 a small insect living on the ground in large social groups and famous for hard work

　have ～ in one's pants　坐立不安，急欲行动
　army ～s　行军蚁
　carpenter ～s　蚍蜉，大黑蚁
　honey ～s　以蜂蜜为食物的蚁
　queen ～　蚁王
　soldier ～　兵蚁
　worker ～　工蚁
　～ bear　大食蚁兽
　anteater　食蚁兽
　a colony of ～s　一群蚂蚁

　The ant is a social insect.　蚂蚁是一种群居昆虫。
　They make experiments with ants.　他们用蚂蚁做实验。

 ♣ have ants in one's pants
　坐立不安，急于做　be very restless or excited about
　She had ants in her pants ever since she won that ticket to Bermuda.　她自从赢得那张前往百慕大的机票后一直急于启程。