英语词汇“moth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	moth
释义	Trends of moth View usage for: moth (mɒθ, US mɔːθ) Word forms: plural moths countable noun A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. moth in British English (mɒθ) noun any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera that typically have stout bodies with antennae of various shapes (but not clubbed), including large brightly coloured species, such as hawk moths, and small inconspicuous types, such as the clothes moths Compare butterfly (sense 1) Word origin Old English moththe; compare Middle Dutch motte, Old Norse motti moth in American English (mɔθ) nounWord forms: plural moths (mɔðz; mɔθs) 1. any of various families of chiefly night-flying lepidopteran insects, similar to the butterflies but generally smaller, less brightly colored, and not having the antennae knobbed 2. clothes moth Word origin ME motthe < OE moththe, akin to Ger motte < IE base math-, gnawing vermin More idioms containing moth like a moth to a flame Image of moth Shutterstock Examples of 'moth' in a sentence moth The common clothes moth also feeds on tweed, sheepskin and fur. The Sun (2016) Explore tropical moths and butterflies in the giant maze and butterfly house. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They are one of the most easily identifiable of the small moths. Times, Sunday Times (2009) WHAT'S causing white sticky spots on my moth orchids? The Sun (2013) Now is the time to guard against destructive clothes moths. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Butterfly Conservation is appealing for sightings of moths and butterflies at bit. Times, Sunday Times (2015) WHAT puts white spots on my moth orchid? The Sun (2015) WHAT causes a fine web to form on the leaves of my moth orchid? The Sun (2010) WHAT are the white fluffy bits on my moth orchid? The Sun (2012) MY moth orchid has patches of white fur on the leaves. The Sun (2011) All hawk moths are chunky things with serious wings on them: they seem more like honorary birds than insects. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Yet show me a clothes moth and I am transformed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We are speaking, of course, about clothes moths. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Clothes moths have been around for 25,000 years, or so it is thought. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Lime hawk moth moth is named after the hawk because it capable of powerful, long- distance flight. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It reported a 20 per cent surge in calls about clothes moths following the mild, wet winter. The Sun (2016) We can only conduct our counts on quiet lanes, as these small, ghostly moths cannot be easily seen against the lights of oncoming vehicles. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with moth baby and young animals In other languages moth British English: moth /mɒθ/ NOUN A moth* is an insect like a butterfly, which usually flies about at night. American English: moth Arabic: عِثَةٌ Brazilian Portuguese: traça Chinese: 飞蛾 Croatian: moljac Czech: můra Danish: møl Dutch: mot European Spanish: polilla Finnish: koi French: papillon de nuit German: Motte Greek: νυχτοπεταλούδα Italian: tarma Japanese: 蛾 Korean: 나방 Norwegian: møll Polish: ćma European Portuguese: traça Romanian: molie Russian: моль Latin American Spanish: polilla Swedish: nattfjäril Thai: ผีเสื้อราตรีออกหากินกลางคืน Turkish: güve Ukrainian: нічний метелик Vietnamese: con nhậy Chinese translation of 'moth' moth (mɔθ) n (c) 蛾 (é) (只, zhī) related words name of young caterpillar related enthusiast lepidopterist see also subject word lists: See Butterflies and moths Nearby words of moth most mostly mote moth moth-eaten mother mother wit Related terms of moth moth-eaten Synonyms of 'moth' moth Explore 'moth' in the dictionary
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