molting

基本解釋

In a modified strip of offices in northern Shanghai, tens of thousands of Mr. Xu's bugs are mating and molting in plastic-foam boxes.
在位于上海北部的一排經(jīng)過(guò)改建的養(yǎng)殖場(chǎng)中，徐墨笑的幾萬(wàn)只蟋蟀正在泡沫塑料箱中交配和蛻皮。
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Amid the multitudes in sleek evening garb, the molting birds had the look of disheveled bounders or tipplers in moth-eaten raccoon coats.
在大量有光澤的晚禮服中，脫毛企鵝看起來(lái)就像穿著被蟲蛀的浣熊皮外套的邋遢莽漢或者醉鬼。
Some large birds, like honking big geese and 30-pound swans, get around the problem by forgoing flight while they get all their molting over with in one fell swoop.
一些大型鳥類，像是大雁或是體重能夠達(dá)到30磅的天鵝，是以放棄飛行能力來(lái)解決換羽的難題的。

She spread apart the wetsuit from her naked chest, molting the rubber off her shoulders and arms.
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