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

moth-eaten

adjective

1Damaged or destroyed by clothes moths.Inside, I would probably find nothing of interest: maybe some moth-eaten old clothes and someone's forgotten junk....

The musty, moth-eaten curtains, once a grand crimson, were now dull brown and drooping listlessly.
He covered her with the moth-eaten blankets and the stale smell of the room clung to the walls and to her.

1.1Shabby, old, or in bad condition: moth-eaten donkeys and horses...

If you enter any big library, in one corner of it, some age-worn, moth-eaten books may greet you.
There was a shoddy wooden control tower, with a moth-eaten windsock and several obsolete instruments on it.
In the Members Hall, the pictures of former Prime Ministers, Speakers and Presidents of the Senate have been taken down - but the real concern is over the moth-eaten Leader of the Opposition.

Synonyms

threadbare, worn out, well worn, worn, old, shabby, scruffy, decrepit, tattered, ragged, holey, frayed, mangy, unkempt

informal tatty, the worse for wear, ratty, scuzzy, grungy

North American informal raggedy

单词	moth-eaten
释义	moth-eaten adjective 1Damaged or destroyed by clothes moths.Inside, I would probably find nothing of interest: maybe some moth-eaten old clothes and someone's forgotten junk.... The musty, moth-eaten curtains, once a grand crimson, were now dull brown and drooping listlessly. He covered her with the moth-eaten blankets and the stale smell of the room clung to the walls and to her. 1.1Shabby, old, or in bad condition: moth-eaten donkeys and horses... If you enter any big library, in one corner of it, some age-worn, moth-eaten books may greet you. There was a shoddy wooden control tower, with a moth-eaten windsock and several obsolete instruments on it. In the Members Hall, the pictures of former Prime Ministers, Speakers and Presidents of the Senate have been taken down - but the real concern is over the moth-eaten Leader of the Opposition. Synonyms threadbare, worn out, well worn, worn, old, shabby, scruffy, decrepit, tattered, ragged, holey, frayed, mangy, unkempt informal tatty, the worse for wear, ratty, scuzzy, grungy North American informal raggedy
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