moth

来自古英语mothe,蛾子，来自PIE*mu,蚊子，小昆虫，拟声词，模仿蚊子嗡嗡的声音，词源同moth,midge.

moth (n.)

Old English moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva and usually in reference to devouring clothes (see Matt. vi:20).

1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.

她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.

我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。

来自柯林斯例句

3. This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.

这种策略愈来愈显得老套。

来自柯林斯例句

4. We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.

我们驾车穿过有些破旧的鹿苑。

来自柯林斯例句

5. a hitherto unknown species of moth

迄今仍属未知种类的蛾

来自《权威词典》

1. typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.

她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。

柯林斯例句

I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.

我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。

柯林斯例句

This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.

这种策略愈来愈显得老套。

柯林斯例句

We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.

我们驾车穿过有些破旧的鹿苑。

柯林斯例句

a hitherto unknown species of moth

迄今仍属未知种类的蛾

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The sweater is moth - eaten.

毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Then he looked about upon a dingy, moth - eaten hotel lobby.

这时他朝这个阴暗 、 破烂的旅馆门厅四周看了看.

英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

This moth's ear is tuned in to the bat's ultrasonic squeak.

这种蛾的耳朵能收听到蝙蝠的超音速的尖叫声.

辞典例句

A late moth blustered in to find the fire.

一只迟栖的飞蛾,拼命扑向烈火.

辞典例句

The moth's habitat is being destroyed and it has nearly died out.

这种蛾子因栖息地正受到破坏,几乎绝种了.

辞典例句

Spiders also attack the much - feared gypsy moth.

蜘蛛也袭击令人害怕的舞毒蛾.

百科语句

A moth was fluttering round the lamp.

有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞.

辞典例句

Is that a butterfly or a moth?

那是蝴蝶还是飞蛾?

辞典例句

The moth quivered its wings.

蛾子抖动着翅膀.

辞典例句

Miss Lin shook her head, then fluttered from the room like a moth.

林小姐摇头, 就像扑火的灯蛾似的扑向外面去了.

汉英文学 - 林家铺子

She may have observed the adult moth just as it emerged from its pupa.

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Moth had just ￡320 in the bank.

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Moth, meanwhile, after an initial struggle, found his symptoms were strangely reduced by their daily tiring journey.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment.

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Researchers in spain and england recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics.

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To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed with a serious disease.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文