moult

英 [məʊlt]

美 [moʊlt]

v.  换羽; 蜕毛

现在分词：moulting　复数：moults　第三人称单数：moults　过去分词：moulted　过去式：moulted　

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牛津词典

verb

• 换羽；蜕毛
  to lose feathers or hair before new feathers or hair grow

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 molt


• VERB 脱毛;蜕皮;换羽
  When an animal or birdmoults, it gradually loses its coat or feathers so that a new coat or feathers can grow.
  1. Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.
     燕雀大约在12个星期大小的时候开始换羽毛。

英英释义

noun

• periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
  Synonym:moltmoltingmoultingecdysis

verb

• cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  1. our dog sheds every Spring
  Synonym:shedmoltexuviateslough

双语例句

• The bird is in moult, and it may be the case that a lot of feathers have been lost from the underwing in one go, producing this white patch.
  这只鸟羽毛磨损，而且翼下的羽毛掉了很多，造成白色的区块。
• Diagnosing and Control of Moult of Clouded Leopard
  云豹脱毛症的诊断与控制
• They also moult more or less continuously from juvenile through to adult plumage, so can be very variable at any time "in between".
  而且它们从幼鸟一直到成鸟持续地在进行换羽，所以我们看到的很可能是介于两种羽色之间的过渡阶段。
• Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.
  燕雀大约在12个星期大小的时候开始换羽毛。
• After they have begun to breed they may continue to moult.
  它们在开始产仔之后可能会继续脱毛。
• An old crab grew restless. Finding himself stiff all over, he knew it was time for him to moult his shell.
  螃蟹觉得不安了，觉得全身太硬了，自己知道要蜕壳了。
• "I did not moult from a hawk into a dove," says Mr Gates.
  我可没有从鹰派蜕变成鸽派。
• The moult of the Hai n a n Hill-Partridge
  海南山鹧鸪的换羽
• The Christmas Island red crabs moult their shells regularly during their early growth phases to match their increasing body size.
  圣诞岛红蟹在生长的初期阶段定期脱壳来使之符合自己的身体大小。
• Metabolic 'switching off'; Forced Moult of Laying Hen
  代谢的‘关闭’；蛋鸡的强制换羽