"moths" in Chinese (Traditional)
飛蛾
Definition
飛蛾是一種通常在夜間活動的飛行昆蟲,和蝴蝶有親戚關係。牠們通常有羽毛狀或細長的觸角,並且會被光吸引。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
"飛蛾"是指複數,部分品種會危害衣物(衣蛾),但多數為夜行昆蟲。別和蝴蝶搞混,蝴蝶多數為白天活動且色彩鮮艷。常見比喻,如「如飛蛾撲火」形容無法抗拒的吸引力。
Examples
Moths fly around the light at night.
**飛蛾**晚上會在燈光附近飛舞。
Some moths can damage clothes.
有些**飛蛾**會損壞衣服。
Children watch the moths outside the window.
小孩在窗外看著**飛蛾**。
If you leave the window open, moths might come in.
如果你把窗戶打開,可能會有**飛蛾**飛進來。
I found tiny holes in my shirt—must be moths.
我發現襯衫上有小洞—應該是**飛蛾**造成的。
They're like moths to a flame when it comes to that new phone.
他們一提到那支新手機就像**飛蛾**撲火一樣。