moth的意思

moth

英 /mɒθ/ 美 /mɔθ/

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基本释义

  • n

    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。

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

n [昆]蛾;蛀虫 miller、deathwatch beetle

同根词

adj mothy 多蛾的;虫蛀的