moth-eaten

• adj. 虫蛀的；破旧的；过时的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. showing signs of wear and tear;

   "a ratty old overcoat"
   "shabby furniture"
   "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
   

2. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths;

   "moth-eaten blankets"
   

3. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;

   "moth-eaten theories about race"
   "stale news"
   

经典引文

• Koch was a small moth-eaten man.

  出自： L. Deighton

近反义词

【近义词】

• tatty 不整洁的
• shabby 破旧的
• tattered 破烂的
• threadbare 磨破的
• dog-eared (书)翻旧了的...
• worn 用旧的
• holey 有穴的
• decrepit 破旧的
• ragged 衣衫褴褛的
• commonplace 平凡的
• dusty 满是灰尘的
• ratty 糟糕的
• cold 冷的
• stale 不新鲜的
• mothy 多蛾的