moth

[US]/mɒθ/
[UK]/mɔθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.蛾;蛀虫
Word Forms
复数moths

Phrases & Collocations

diamondback moth

小菜蛾

silkworm moth

蚕蛾

gypsy moth

舞毒蛾(等于Porthetria dispar)

silk moth

蚕蛾

Example Sentences

the mother-child dyad.

母子二人组合。

my mother is indisposed.

我母亲有点不舒服。

the wish was the mother of the deed.

愿望是行动之母。

Mother's in a pet .

妈妈在生气。

worship of the Mother Goddess.

敬拜圣母。

Sloth is the mother of poverty.

懒惰是贫穷的原因。

She's a mother of three.

她是三个孩子的妈妈。

She was a mother to the poor.

她是穷苦人的慈母。

Philosophy is the mother of the sciences.

哲学为科学的根本

Mother love is a gabber.

母亲是一个爱唠叨的人。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

Necessity is the mother of invention.

需要是发明之母。

School is the mother of learning.

学校是知识的源泉。

the mother is English by birth .

那位母亲是英国血统。

an infinitely competent mother of three.

一位极为能干的有三个孩子的母亲。

Real-world Examples

" I spot a red moth on that log! " said Nat.

“我看到那根木头上有一只红色的蛾子!”纳特说。

Source: I love phonics.

So this bat is using ultrasound to hunt this moth.

这只蝙蝠在利用超声波狩猎这只蛾子。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Oh, come on, throw on and you'll get presents. It's a moth.

来吧,继续扔,你会拿到礼物的。这是只蛾子。

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

They're the larvae of a moth and look ordinary enough.

它们是一种蛾的幼虫,外表相当普通。

Source: "BBC Documentary: The South Pacific"

With some moths they snipped the hind wing lobes and tails.

他们剪断一些飞蛾的后翅叶和尾端。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American January 2019 Collection

Most bats are nocturnal foraging for insects like mosquitos, beetles, and moths.

大多数蝙蝠都在夜间活动,寻找像蚊子、甲虫和飞蛾这样的昆虫。

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

And, the moths eat and kill the leaves.

飞蛾啃噬掉树叶。

Source: Global Slow English

Bacteria and moth insects are attacking the tree.

细菌和飞蛾正在攻击这棵树。

Source: Global Slow English

The feelers of the moth have pointed ends.

但是蛾子触角的末端是尖的。

Source: British Students' Science Reader

In September 1947, operators on the Harvard Mark II pulled a dead moth from a malfunctioning relay.

1947 年 9 月,哈佛马克 2 号 (Harvard Mark II) 的操作员从故障继电器中取出了一只死掉的飞蛾。

Source: Technology Crash Course

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