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

• 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。
• A primary lumen appeared in the intestine. The second moult occured in the liver of mice on the 18th day after infection.
  小鼠于感染后第18天幼虫在其肝内进行第二次蜕皮。
• 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
• "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。
• Cherry Valley SM2 parent stock flock consisted of 3 122 ducks of the same age was divided into four groups, which were forced to moult by two methods at 60 weeks and 66 weeks respectively.
  将同批3122只肉用型樱桃谷父母代种鸭分4组，于60周龄和66周龄分别都采用2种方法进行强制换羽。
• The moult of the Hai n a n Hill-Partridge
  海南山鹧鸪的换羽
• These findings indicate that body moult does have an impact on the condition index and the fuel deposition.
  这说明鸟类换羽对其状态指标和迁徙前的能量积累有一定影响。
• 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。
• 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。