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moth-eaten

/mawth-eet-n, moth-/US // ˈmɔθˌit n, ˈmɒθ- //

蠹虫蛀蚀,蠹虫,蠹虫害,蠹蚀

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
    • : decayed or worn out.
    • : out of fashion; antiquated.

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Examples

  • 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.