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musty + noun
musty 作定语时，常描述因潮湿或存放过久而产生霉味的物品。
They threw away the musty old books.
他们把那些发霉的旧书扔掉了。
发霉的；霉臭的
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发霉的；霉臭的
covered with or smelling of mold
They threw away the musty old books.
他们把那些发霉的旧书扔掉了。
受潮或发霉的；潮湿的,霉变的。
Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
发霉的
covered with or smelling of mold
具有霉的气味或味道；也泛指有陈旧或不新鲜的气味或味道。
Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.
陈腐有霉味的
stale and unclean smelling
The old books in the basement had a musty smell.
地下室里的旧书有一股发霉的气味。
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After the rain, the empty room became musty.
雨后，空房间变得发霉了。
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I opened the window because the wardrobe smelled musty.
我打开窗户，因为衣柜闻起来有霉味。
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a moldy (or musty) odor
一股发霉(或陈腐)的气味。
WordNet
musty 作定语时，常描述因潮湿或存放过久而产生霉味的物品。
They threw away the musty old books.
他们把那些发霉的旧书扔掉了。
smell/look 后接 musty 作表语，表示闻起来或看起来有霉味。
The air smelled musty.
空气闻起来有霉味。
become/go 强调从无到有的变化过程。比较级 mustier，最高级 mustiest。
The storage room became musty.
储藏室变得有霉味了。
Not this
The basement smells mustily.
Use this
The basement smells musty.
smell 在这里是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语，不能用副词修饰。musty 本身就是形容词，不必也不应改成副词形式。
Not this
I can smell musty in this room.
Use this
I can smell a musty smell in this room.
musty 是形容词，不能直接作动词 smell 的宾语。应补上名词 smell，或用 something musty 等名词性结构。
Not this
The bread is musty.
Use this
The bread is moldy.
musty 指“有霉味的、发霉气味的”，强调气味；moldy 指“长霉的，覆盖着霉菌的”，用于描述面包上肉眼可见的霉斑。说面包有霉斑时应用 moldy。
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霉味
The old cellar had a musty smell.
旧地窖有一股霉味。
发霉的旧书
I found a box of musty old books in the garage.
我在车库里发现了一箱发霉的旧书。
发霉的地下室
The musty basement needed a dehumidifier.
这个发霉的地下室需要一台除湿机。
霉味的空气
They opened the windows to let out the musty air.
他们打开窗户让霉味的空气散出去。
发霉的阁楼
The musty attic was full of forgotten furniture.
发霉的阁楼里堆满了被遗忘的家具。
发霉的衣服
She threw away the musty clothes that had been stored too long.
她扔掉了存放太久而发霉的衣服。
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想象一间潮湿的老屋，musty那股霉味扑鼻而来，像旧书和衣柜的味道。
语域：neutral 常见场景：old buildings、stored clothes、old books 该义项指发霉或带有霉味，通常用于描述旧物、房间或书籍的气味，正式和非正式场合都比较常见。
这些词与 musty (/ˈmʌsti/) 押韵，均以 -usty 结尾，发 /ʌsti/：dusty, rusty, crusty, gusty, lusty, trusty。注意拼写相近的 mustard (/ˈmʌstərd/) 发音不同，不押韵。
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