| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| clothes moth n | (fabric-eating moth) | SCSimplified Chinese 衣蛾 |
| Gipsy Moth n | (aircraft: small plane) | SCSimplified Chinese 一种小型双翼飞机 yì zhǒng xiǎo xíng shuāng yì fēi jī |
| In 1930 Amy Johnson flew a Gypsy Moth from England to Australia. |
| 1930年，艾米·约翰逊驾驶一架小型双翼飞机从英格兰飞到了澳大利亚。 |
| Gipsy Moth n | (boat: yacht) | SCSimplified Chinese 吉普赛蛾 |
| gypsy moth n | (nocturnal butterfly) | SCSimplified Chinese 舞毒蛾 wǔ dú é |
| SCSimplified Chinese 秋千蛾 wǔ dú é，qiū qiān é |
| Gypsy moth infestations destroy hardwood forests. |
| 舞毒蛾横行，破坏了阔叶林。 |
hawk moth,
hummingbird moth,
sphinx moth,
sphingid n | (type of moth) | SCSimplified Chinese 天蛾 |
| moth-eaten adj | literal (damaged by insects) | SCSimplified Chinese 虫蛀的 |
| moth-eaten adj | figurative (old, timeworn) | SCSimplified Chinese 过时的，陈旧的，老生常谈的 guò shí de ，chén jiù de ，lǎo shēng cháng tán de
TCTraditional Chinese 過時的，陳舊的 |
| The politicians are still trotting out the same moth-eaten excuses. |
| mothball n | usually plural (pesticide for clothing) | SCSimplified Chinese 樟脑丸 zhāng nǎo wán
TCTraditional Chinese 樟腦丸 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 卫生球 zhāng nǎo wán，wèi shēng qiú |
| SCSimplified Chinese 防蠹丸 zhāng nǎo wán，fáng dù wán |
| Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. |
noctuid,
owlet moth n | (insect) | SCSimplified Chinese 夜蛾 |
snout,
snout moth n | (type of moth) (昆虫) | SCSimplified Chinese 喙 huì |
| The area is known for having many snout moths. |
| tiger moth | (insect) | SCSimplified Chinese 虎蛾 |
