moult

IPA/məʊlt/
IPA/məʊlt/

moult — 動詞

  • moultpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • moultshe / she / it
  • moultedpast simple
  • moulting-ing form

1. When an animal such as a bird or snake naturally casts off its outer layer — fea

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

蛻皮；換毛

鳥獸定期脫換羽毛或毛皮的自然過程

When an animal such as a bird or snake naturally casts off its outer layer — feathers, fur, or old skin — so that new growth can replace it.

例句

Aylin's pet parrot moulted bright green feathers all over the living-room floor last spring.

去年春天，Aylin 的寵物鸚鵡在客廳地板上脫落了一地翠綠的羽毛。

transitive: moult + [feathers/fur/skin/hair]

The garden snake moulted its old skin in one clean piece behind the shed.

那條花園裡的蛇在棚屋後方蛻下了一整片完整的舊皮。

transitive: moult + skin

常見搭配
  • moult its feathers
  • moulting season
  • start to moult
  • moult in spring
同義詞
  • shed

    a broader everyday word; applies to anything cast off, not only body covering

  • cast off

    more formal and often implies deliberately discarding something unwanted

  • slough

    specifically for reptiles and amphibians shedding outer skin in patches

文法句型

moult + [feathers/fur/skin/hair]

用法筆記

British spelling; American English uses 'molt'. The verb works both with and without an object: a snake can moult, or moult its skin.

常見錯誤

The dog moulted its collar and ran away.
The dog shed its collar and ran away.
'moult' is only for natural body covering (feathers, fur, skin); 'shed' is the general word for getting rid of anything.
The snake molted its skin.' (in British English)
The snake moulted its skin.
British spelling is 'moult'; American spelling is 'molt'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • moulting season
  • moult cycle

常用片語

  • start to moult
  • begin moulting

介系詞搭配

  • moult in (spring/summer/autumn)
  • moult into (new plumage)