moth
moth
noun
like a moth to the flame
noun
- an insect with two pairs of broad wings covered in microscopic scales, typically drably coloured and held flat when at rest. Moths are chiefly nocturnal, and lack the clubbed antennae of butterflies
蛾，飞蛾 - Most superfamilies of the order Lepidoptera. Formerly placed in a grouping known as the Heterocera
鳞翅目中大多数总科，以前曾归于异角类
■(informal)a clothes moth
(非正式)衣蛾
like a moth to the flame
- with an irresistible attraction for someone or something
（对人、物）有无法抗拒的吸引力
he drew women to him like moths to the flame.
他让女人无法抗拒地被吸引到他身边。
- Old English moththe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mot and German Motte
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