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美:[ˈtaɪɡɚ mɔθ]
英:[ˈtaiɡə mɔθ]
美:[ˈtaɪɡɚ mɔθ]
虎蛾,灯蛾;
noun
any of numerous moths that are often brightly colored and have conspicuous stripes or spots on their wings, and whose larvae have woolly coats.
The first known use of tiger moth was in 1816
timber wolfnoun
gray wolf
tight-lippedadjective
having the lips closed tight (as in determination)
not liking to speak : taciturn
tight1 of 2adjective
so close in structure as not to allow something (as liquid, gas, or light) to pass through
a tight roof
fixed very firmly in place
loosen a tight jar cover
not slack or loose a tight knot
kept the rope tight
fitting too closely
tight shoes
difficult to get through or out of on a tight schedule
in a tight spot
firm in control
kept a tight hand on affairs
stingy sense 1
very closely packed or compressed
a tight bale of hay
low in supply : scarce
money is tight just now
tight2 of 2adverb
in a tight manner
hold on tight
so as to be tight wound the spring tight
shut the door tight
in a deep and uninterrupted manner : soundly
sleep tight
neck and neckadverb or adjective
very close (as in a race)
stick1 of 2noun
a cut or broken branch of twig especially when dry and dead
a long slender piece of wood or metal: as
a club or staff used as a weapon
walking stick sense 1
something used for striking or moving an object in a game
something like a stick in shape or use
a stick of dynamite
something prepared in a long and slender form a stick of butter
carrot sticks
a person who is dull or lifeless
plural remote usually rural districts
way out in the sticks
stick2 of 2verb
to stab with something pointed : pierce
to kill by piercing
to cause to penetrate
stuck a needle in my finger
to fasten by pushing in : attach
stuck a flower in my buttonhole
to push out, up, or under
stuck out my hand
to put or set in a specified place or position
stuck the cap on my head
to cling to a surface
snowflakes stuck on the windowpane
to bring to a halt : prevent the movement or action of
the car got stuck in traffic
baffle entry 1 sense 1, stump
got stuck on the first problem
cheat entry 1 sense 1, defraud
to burden with something disagreeable
stuck with the job of cleaning up
to become fixed in place by or as if by gluing
his foot stuck in the mud
to remain in a place, situation, or environment
decided to stick where he was
to hold to something tightly : cling
she stuck to her story
to become blocked or jammed
the desk drawer always sticks
to be unable to proceed (as through fear or conscience)
tiger mothnoun
any of a family of stout-bodied moths usually with broad striped or spotted wings
1 And because tiger moths are toxic to bats, that left Gough with a hypothesis.
2 Head to the Valley of the Butterflies, a gorgeous forest full of streams and trodden paths, where tiger moths mature in July and August.
3 Himmelman says that woolly bears (those fuzzy black and brown caterpillars) and other tiger moth caterpillars spend winter in leaf debris.
4 The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.
5 If a predator does attack, the wood tiger moth may ooze liquids from two parts of its body.
6 That's how the expression would go if a wood tiger moth coined it, anyway.
7 The scientists still don't know how the wood tiger moth makes both of these fluids.
8 Some species of tiger moth, while making their dramatic maneuvers, also make clicking sounds that jam a bat's sonar.
9 Miss Lin shook her head, then fluttered from the room like a moth.
林小姐摇头,就像扑火的灯蛾似的扑向外面去了。
1 灯蛾
2 灯蛾科