moth的意思

基本释义

• n 蛾

  an insect related to the butterfly that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights. Some moths eat holes in cloth.

例句

1. My husband, an otherwise sensible man, has the regrettable habit of turning on the television each and every morning, like a moth to the flame.

   我的丈夫，他在其他方面都很明智，可是有一个令人遗憾的习惯，每一天的早晨，他总是要打开电视机，就像飞蛾扑火那样。

2. Bright lights attract moths.

   亮光可以吸引飞蛾。

3. They sugared trees to catch moths.

   他们在树上撒糖捕蛾。

短语

• diamondback moth 小菜蛾
• silkworm moth 蚕蛾
• gypsy moth 舞毒蛾（等于Porthetria dispar）
• silk moth 蚕蛾

近义词

英英释义

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

同根词