In the summertime they're brown, but in the winter they moult through to a white coat.
在夏天,它们是棕色的,但是到了冬季,它们就会脱毛换上一身白色外套。
英译中国现代散文选(一) Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1
" I am going to moult, " answered the old crab.
“就在这里蜕不很好么?我还要帮你呢。”
地球的奥秘
It wants a soft, freshly moulted crab that will be easier to eat.
它想要一只柔软的、刚换过壳的螃蟹,这样更容易吃。
地球的奥秘
This is no graveyard, but the triumph of 100, 000 crabs successfully moulted.
这里不是墓地,而是十万只螃蟹成功蜕壳的胜利场面。
地球的奥秘
A newly moulted crab is too weak to keep up with the crowd.
刚换壳的螃蟹太虚弱,无法跟上蟹群。
英译中国现代散文选(一) Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1
An old crab grew restless. Finding himself stiff all over, he knew it was time for him to moult his shell.
他跑来跑去的寻。
经济学人 Science and technology
In protected areas, an average female skipped moulting to produce eggs about once in four years.
在保护区,平均每四年雌性会跳过一次蜕皮来产卵。
《卫报》(文章版)
Palm trees stood as tall as the ornate French colonial buildings that were moulting bits and pieces of decor like flesh-dripping zombies.
棕榈树和法国殖民时期的华丽建筑一样高大,这些建筑像滴血的僵尸一样蜕去了零碎的装饰。
动物逻辑学
The pups are actually born black, and in the late spring, they moult, and turn a lighter, brownish grey.
这些幼崽实际上出生时是黑色的,在晚春时,它们会换毛,变成浅棕灰色。
英语百科
Moulting
In biology, molting, also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.