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 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• This study provided a theory basis to affirm the existence of the Hainan Hill-Partridge in the forests by finding their fallen feathers in moult season.
  为野外在换羽期利用脱羽确认本种鸟类的存在提供了理论依据。
• The catalytic oxidation ability of13 metal ion-exchanged montmorillonites are investigated in oxidative removal of the sulfides which are the main pollutant in the moult and alkali swell waste water.
  在氧化法去除含硫脱毛碱膨胀废水内主要污染物硫化物的过程中，考察了13种金属离子交换蒙脱石的催化氧化能力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。