worm-eaten

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishworm-eatenˈworm-ˌeaten adjective HBAworm-eaten wood or fruit has holes in it because it has been eaten by wormsExamples from the Corpusworm-eaten• That fireplace there with worm-eaten beam Had many a Christmas morning seen.• The worm-eaten foundations of Babylon were tottering.• The floorboards themselves were grey with age, and dusty, but not worm-eaten, not rotten.• The worm-eaten stairs were only a few paces from the open door but she didn't give them a thought.

单词	worm-eaten
释义	worm-eaten From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishworm-eatenˈworm-ˌeaten adjective HBAworm-eaten wood or fruit has holes in it because it has been eaten by wormsExamples from the Corpusworm-eaten• That fireplace there with worm-eaten beam Had many a Christmas morning seen.• The worm-eaten foundations of Babylon were tottering.• The floorboards themselves were grey with age, and dusty, but not worm-eaten, not rotten.• The worm-eaten stairs were only a few paces from the open door but she didn't give them a thought.
随便看	at ease at ease at Easter at etc midday at etc the time of at every turn at expense at eye level at fault at fever pitch at first at first blush at first glance at first glance/sight at first hand at first light at first sight at fourth hand at full blast at full gallop at full pelt at full pelt at full stretch at full throttle at full tilt