| 释义 |
〔worker〕A member of a colony of social insects such as ants, bees, wasps, or termites, usually a sterile female but often a sexually immature individual of either sex, that performs specialized work such as building the nest, collecting and storing food, and feeding other members of the colony.工蚁，工蜂：共生昆虫群中的一员，像蚂蚁、蜜蜂、黄蜂或白蚁，通常是不能生育的雌性，但经常也是两性中未成熟的个体，其行使像筑巢、收集和贮存食物等专门的工作，喂养共生群中的其他成员〔caste〕A specialized level in a colony of social insects, such as ants, in which the members, such as workers or soldiers, carry out a specific function.有社会组织的昆虫的阶级：群居动物，如蚂蚁的聚居地中的一个特殊阶层，其成员如工蚁或兵蚁在其中发挥特殊的作用 |