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
Collins.1 / BNC.26637
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
- 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.- 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。
- Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.
in AM, use 美国英语用 molt
英英释义
noun
- periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
verb
双语例句
- If an austerity diet is given at the wrong time the birds will not pick up enough for their nuptial moult and your breeding will suffer.
如果一紧缩的饮食是由于在错误的时间，鸟不会拿起足够为他们婚后换羽和您的育种将蒙受损失。 - 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。 - 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。 - Diagnosing and Control of Moult of Clouded Leopard
云豹脱毛症的诊断与控制 - When do young swallows have their first moult?
雏燕在什么时候第一次换毛？ - 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。 - Studies were performed on the measurement of the sperm quality in Finnish giant blue foxes and the effect of exogenous melatonin ( MLT) on the seasonal reproduction and moult in silver fox.
在2002年6月&2003年于山东省潍坊市大正养狐场进行了引进芬兰狐精液品质的测定和外源褪黑激素对狐季节性繁殖及换毛等影响的研究。 - In the fall the loon ( Colymbus glacialis) came, as usual, to moult and bathe in the pond, making the woods ring with his wild laughter before I had risen.
秋天里，潜水鸟（Colymbusglaclalis）像往常一样来了，在湖里脱毛并且洗澡，我还没有起身，森林里已响起了它的狂放的笑声。 - 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。