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单词 moth-eaten
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moth-eaten

1. adjective
Moth-eaten clothes look very old and have holes in them.
...a moth-eaten leopardskin jacket.
Synonyms: decayed, ragged, shabby, worn-out More Synonyms of moth-eaten
2. adjective
If you describe something as moth-eaten, you mean that it seems unattractive or useless because it is old or has been used too much.
[disapproval]
We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park.
This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.

moth-eaten in British English

adjective
1. 
decayed, decrepit, or outdated
2. 
eaten away by or as if by moths

moth-eaten in American English

(ˈmɔθˌitən)
adjective
1. 
gnawed away in patches by moth larvae
said as of cloth
2. 
decayed or decrepit in appearance; worn-out
3. 
outdated

Examples of 'moth-eaten' in a sentence
moth-eaten

Bam-bam's moth-eaten eyebrows waggled with pleasure at Crook's appearance.
West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT (2002)
The so-called `special relationship" always looks moth-eaten when we're in office.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2002)
Ellen shivered, a lovely sight even when she's indianed in a moth-eaten blanket.
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2002)
She tugged some moth-eaten curtain her way and pinned it to the back of the case with her knee.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002)
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