moth

名词 moth:

1. typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

1. Its colour makes the moth indistinguishable from the branch it rests on.
   这蛾子停在树枝上，其颜色和树枝几不可辨。
2. A moth was fluttering round the lamp.
   有一只蛾子扑打著翅膀绕著灯飞。
3. The moth quivered its wings.
   蛾子抖动著翅膀。
4. This piece of cloth was eaten by a moth.
   这块布被蠹虫蛀坏了。

moth

n.（名词）
【复数】 moths[môYz, môYz, môths, môths]
Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from butterflies by their nocturnal activity, hairlike or feathery antennae, stout bodies, and the frenulum that holds the front and back wings together.
蛾：任一种灰色鳞翅目昆虫，一般在夜间活动，长有毛发状或被羽毛覆盖的触角以及短粗的躯体，还生有将前后翅膀连在一起的翅缰，并以此特征与蝴蝶相区别
A clothes moth.
衣蛾

来源：
Middle English motthe
中古英语 motthe
from Old English moththe
源自 古英语 moththe