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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Effect of Exogenous Melatonin on Fox 'Seasonal Propagation and Moult and Studied on Introduced Finnish Giant Blue Fox' Seminal Quality
外源褪黑激素对狐季节性繁殖与冬毛生长的影响及引进芬兰狐精液品质的研究 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The moult of the Hai n a n Hill-Partridge
海南山鹧鸪的换羽