molt
verb /məʊlt/
/məʊlt/
(US English) (British English moult)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they molt | /məʊlt/ /məʊlt/ |
present simple I / you / we / they molts | /məʊlts/ /məʊlts/ |
past simple molted | /ˈməʊltɪd/ /ˈməʊltɪd/ |
-ing form molting | /ˈməʊltɪŋ/ /ˈməʊltɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (of a bird or an animal
) to lose feathers or hair before new feathers or hair grow鸟或兽 换羽;蜕毛 - The adult birds were already molting.
成年鸟已经在蜕皮了。 - molt something The female hornbill molts her beautiful feathers.
雌性犀鸟蜕去美丽的羽毛。
- The adult birds were already molting.
- [intransitive] (of feathers or hair) to fall out before new feathers or hair grow
换羽;蜕毛 - The last of his juvenile plumage had molted.
他幼年羽毛的最后一片已经蜕皮。
- The last of his juvenile plumage had molted.