moth-eaten 的定义
- eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
- decayed or worn out.
- out of fashion; antiquated.
moth-eaten 近义词
shabby; stale
更多moth-eaten例句
- But the medical examiner reported that Brinsley had eaten nothing at all.
- They had hoped the autopsy would show Brinsley had eaten something that would point them in the right direction.
- It was forbidden to be eaten, and seen as having powers that beat back “demons and sorcerers” as well as “misfortune.”
- “I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.
- By nightfall, I had showered, eaten some soup that a friend brought me, and I slept in my room for 12 solid hours.
- He silenced her with a gesture, and, leaving a piece of toast half-eaten on his plate, he got up and went into his study.
- He ate as many as he wanted and then, as he always felt sleepy after he had eaten, he thought he would lie down and have a nap.
- They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.
- Here Mr. Samuel Weller, who had silently eaten his oysters with tranquil smiles, cried “Hear!”
- Clarence's papa said the candy had better be eaten by monkeys than by boys; but I doubt whether Clarence was of that opinion.