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虫蚀的,陈旧的,破烂不堪的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Worm-eaten \Worm"-eat`en\, a.
   1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as,
      worm-eaten timber.

            Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.
                                                  --Shak.

   2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. --
      {Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.

资料来源 : WordNet®

worm-eaten
     adj : eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {vermiculate}, {wormy}]