moult

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n. 换毛, 脱毛 v. 脱毛, 换毛

发音

US /moʊlt/
其它
UK /mɒlt/
UK /məʊlt/

词形变化

moults 复数 moulted moulting moults 三单 moults moulting 现在分词 moulted 过去式 moulted 过去分词

别名

molt

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

    换毛

    换羽

    退毛

    Some birds change colour during their winter moult.

  2. 2.

    The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

v.
  1. 1.

    To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

    换毛

    换羽

    蜕皮

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To shed in such a manner.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

ecdysis molt molting moulting

上位词 2

shedding sloughing
动词

同义词 4

shed slough exuviate molt

上位词 8

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

下位词 2

peel off desquamate

相关短语

catastrophic moult

词源

From Middle English mouten, from Old English *mutian (cf. bemutian), from Latin mūtō, mūtāre. Doublet of mute and mutate. Un-etymological ⟨l⟩ was introduced into the spelling by mistakenly assuming a French origin with -l- (compare fault, vault and solder with correctly restored etymological ⟨l⟩).

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