moth
UK
moth n: (winged insect)
SC 蛾子 é zi
SC 飞蛾 é zi ，fēi é
Jenny thinks that moths are gross.
珍妮觉得飞蛾很恶心。
Gipsy Moth n: (aircraft: small plane)
SC 一种小型双翼飞机 yì zhǒng xiǎo xíng shuāng yì fēi jī
In 1930 Amy Johnson flew a Gypsy Moth from England to Australia.
1930年，艾米·约翰逊驾驶一架小型双翼飞机从英格兰飞到了澳大利亚。
Gipsy Moth n: (boat: yacht)
SC 吉普赛蛾
gypsy moth n: (nocturnal butterfly)
SC 舞毒蛾 wǔ dú é
SC 秋千蛾 wǔ dú é，qiū qiān é
Gypsy moth infestations destroy hardwood forests.
舞毒蛾横行，破坏了阔叶林。
moth-eaten adj: literal (damaged by insects)
SC 虫蛀的
moth-eaten adj: figurative (old, timeworn)
SC 过时的，陈旧的，老生常谈的 guò shí de ，chén jiù de ，lǎo shēng cháng tán de
TC 過時的，陳舊的
TC 過時的，陳舊的
The politicians are still trotting out the same moth-eaten excuses.
mothball n: usually plural (pesticide for clothing)
SC 樟脑丸 zhāng nǎo wán
TC 樟腦丸
TC 樟腦丸
SC 卫生球 zhāng nǎo wán，wèi shēng qiú
SC 防蠹丸 zhāng nǎo wán，fáng dù wán
Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents.
noctuid, owlet moth n: (insect)
SC 夜蛾
snout, snout moth n: (type of moth) (昆虫)
SC 喙 huì
The area is known for having many snout moths.
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