When an animal molts, it drops an old covering and grows a new one. Birds molt feathers; snakes and some insects crawl out of an old skin; some dogs and cats molt fur in a heavy season.

When an animal molts當動物molt（換皮）的時候 it牠 drops an old covering會脫掉舊的外層 and grows a new one長出新的 Birds molt feathers鳥類molt羽毛 snakes and some insects crawl out of an old skin蛇和一些昆蟲會從舊皮裡爬出來 some dogs and cats有些貓狗 molt fur in a heavy season在換毛季會molt毛

You can use it as a verb (the parrot molted) or as a noun for the time or the process (during molt). This is the American spelling; British English writes moult.

You你 can use it as a verb可以把它當動詞用 (the parrot molted)（鸚鵡換毛了） or也可以 as a noun for the time or the process當名詞指那段時間或那個過程 (during molt)（換毛期間） This這 is the American spelling是美式拼法 British English英式英文 writes moult寫作moult

You will meet it in nature writing, farming, and talk about pets — not a rare lab word. People sometimes joke that they are molting when their hair falls out, but that is playful stretch, not the core use.

You你 will meet it會遇到它 in nature writing, farming, and talk about pets在自然寫作、農業、還有講寵物的時候 — not a rare lab word不是什麼冷門的實驗室用詞 People有些人 sometimes joke有時候會開玩笑說 that they are molting自己在molt when their hair falls out在掉頭髮的時候 but但 that那 is playful stretch是好玩的延伸用法 not the core use不是核心意思

Though actually, the word grew out of old forms of melt: the idea was of something coming apart, like melting away, and later it settled on this shedding sense. Do not mix it with melt. Ice melts; a bird molts.

Though actually不過其實 the word grew out of old forms of melt這個詞是從melt的古老形式長出來的 the idea was of something coming apart原本的概念是東西散開 like melting away像融化一樣消失 and後來 later it settled on this shedding sense才固定成這種脫落的意思 Do not mix it with melt不要把它跟melt搞混 Ice冰 melts會melt a bird鳥 molts會molt