Dean was ragged in a moth-eaten overcoat he bought specially for the freezing temperatures of the East.

狄恩穿着一件被虫蛀过的破大衣，这是他特意买来抵御东部寒冷气候的。

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Amid the multitudes in sleek evening garb, the molting birds had the look of disheveled bounders or tipplers in moth-eaten raccoon coats.

在大量有光泽的晚礼服中，脱毛企鹅看起来就像穿着被虫蛀的浣熊皮外套的邋遢莽汉或者醉鬼。

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Today when cleaning out the attic, I found my ice skates, slightly moth-eaten but the blades in perfect condition.

今天在整理阁楼的时候，我发现了我的溜冰鞋，虽然说有一点旧了，但是冰刃的状况却仍然很好。

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Dean, ragged in a moth-eaten overcoat he bought specially for the freezing temperatures of the East, walked off alone and the last I saw of him he rounded the corner of Seventh Avenue, eyes on the street ahead and bent to it again.

狄恩穿着一件被虫蛀过的破大衣,这是他特意带来防备东部寒冷气候的，孤独地走了，我最后看到他徘徊在,7号大街的转角，眼望前方，然后转身消失了。

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