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词汇 moult
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moult

verb
/məʊlt/
/məʊlt/
(US English molt)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they moult
/məʊlt/
/məʊlt/
he / she / it moults
/məʊlts/
/məʊlts/
past simple moulted
/ˈməʊltɪd/
/ˈməʊltɪd/
past participle moulted
/ˈməʊltɪd/
/ˈməʊltɪd/
-ing form moulting
/ˈməʊltɪŋ/
/ˈməʊltɪŋ/
  1. [intransitive, transitive] (of a bird or an animal鸟或兽) to lose feathers or hair before new feathers or hair grow换羽；蜕毛
    • The adult birds were already moulting.成年鸟已经在蜕皮了。
    • moult something The female hornbill moults her beautiful feathers.雌犀鸟蜕下美丽的羽毛。
    Topics Animalsc2
  2. [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 moulted.他最后的雏鸟羽毛已蜕去了。
    3. 词源Middle English moute, from an Old English verb based on Latin mutare ‘to change’. For the intrusive -l-, compare with words such as fault.

moult

noun
/məʊlt/
/məʊlt/
(US English molt)
  1. a loss of feathers or hair, especially as a regular feature of the life cycle of a bird or an animal换羽；蜕毛
    • The birds undergo a complete moult after breeding.这些鸟在繁殖后经历了一次完整的换羽。
    词源Middle English moute, from an Old English verb based on Latin mutare ‘to change’. For the intrusive -l-, compare with words such as fault.
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