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mite

🇬🇧 UK/mait/🇺🇸 US
GREB2

Definitions

n.

A very small arachnid that often lives as a parasite on animals, plants or stored food; a tiny amount or contribution.

螨虫；极小的东西；微薄的捐献

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
miteother
=mite

Common Collocations

  • 1.dust mite尘螨
  • 2.dust mites灰尘螨虫
  • 3.widow's mite寡妇的捐献

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Dust [mites] are microscopic creatures that live in house dust.

  • 2.

    She contributed a widow's [mite], giving all she had.

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