| 词汇 | moth-eaten |
| 释义 | moth-eaten adjective uk /ˈmɒθˌiː.tən/ us /ˈmɑːθˌiː.t̬ən/ If clothing or furniture is moth-eaten, it looks old and has holes in it: 虫蛀的；破烂的 I found some moth-eaten old sweaters in the back of the wardrobe.我在衣柜后找到了几件虫蛀了的毛衫。 In bad condition battered battle-scarred be on the skidsidiom beat someone up blasted have seen better daysidiom hors de combat impaired in decay in good, bad, etc. repairidiom run someone/something down sad scarred scuffed shabbily the worse for wearidiom well worn worm-eaten worn out worse Examples of moth-eatenmoth-eaten For too long, we have had scruffy, run-down, dirty, dingy and moth-eaten resorts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea of an industrial strategy is mildewed, moth-eaten and one might even say half-baked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These moth-eaten impediments in the smooth working of our machine have had no justification for 30 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the subject of erosion of sovereignty is getting a little moth-eaten. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not time that this rather moth-eaten, twenty-year-old control was re-examined or revised? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter needs to be addressed if that sector is not to become moth-eaten and overburdened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are losing their veneration for what is virtually the moth-eaten squirearchy and are feeling a much greater sense of power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once it appears as a moth-eaten barrier, as it already does to some people, and will do to an increasing number, it will really be imperilled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On radiographs, the periodontal ligaments appear widened, and the cancer has a moth-eaten appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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