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moult/məʊlt/ v. & n. (US [美] molt)●v. 1 intr. shed feathers, hair, a shell, skin, etc., in the process of renewing plumage, acquiring a new growth, etc. (为了生长等)换羽；脱毛；退壳(蜕皮等) 2 tr. (of an animal) shed (feathers, hair, etc.) (动物)换(羽)；脱(毛)；蜕(皮) ●n. the act or an instance of moulting 脱毛；蜕皮；换羽 is in moult once a year 一年换一次羽毛 [Middle English moute from Old English, from Latin mutare ‘change’: for intrusive -l- cf. fault etc.] |