exuviate

v. 蜕皮, 脱壳

发音

UK /ɪɡˈzjuː.vɪ.eɪt/
UK /ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/
US /ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/
US /ɛɡˈzuː.vɪ.eɪt/

词形变化

exuviated exuviates 三单 exuviates exuviating exuviating 现在分词 exuviated 过去式 exuviated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

    及物/不及物 罕用

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

shed slough moult molt

上位词 8

drop throw cast shed throw away cast off shake off throw off

下位词 2

peel off desquamate

词源

From Latin exuviae (“what is shed”), from exuō (“cast off, strip”).

来源：wiktionary