plumage

英 [ˈpluːmɪdʒ]

美 [ˈpluːmɪdʒ]

n.  (鸟的)全身羽毛

复数：plumages　过去式：plumaged　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.12884 / COCA.21782

牛津词典

noun

• （鸟的）全身羽毛
  the feathers covering a bird's body

柯林斯词典

• （鸟的）全身羽毛
  A bird'splumageis all the feathers on its body.

英英释义

noun

• the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
  Synonym:featherplume

双语例句

• ( of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly.
  （指鸟）完全长好了成熟的羽毛；准备飞翔。
• Tropical American bluejay-like bird having greenish and bluish plumage.
  羽毛带绿色和蓝色的美洲热带鸟，外形象北美产的一种蓝色鸟。
• Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
  美洲热带的食虫鸟，嘴长而尖，羽毛呈彩虹般的绿色或青铜色。
• A small North American quail ( Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings.
  北美洲一种小鹌鹑（山齿鹑），羽毛呈褐色，有白斑。
• Both whoopers and snow geese have white plumage with black wingtips, so the hunting season demands strict control.
  鸣鹤和雪鹅都有白色的翅膀，但翼尖是黑色的，因此在狩猎季节里，要严格控制对它们的捕猎。
• Common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage.
  欧亚大陆和美洲普通的燕鸥，灰羽白背。
• Songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast.
  歌鸟，特征是身体上部羽毛略带褐色，胸部有斑点。
• Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs.
  羽毛厚密并且腿上有毛的亚洲种大型鸡。
• This sort of love is a recollection of lily petals and the plumage of the dove.
  这种爱情是一种百合花瓣和白鸽羽毛的收藏。
• The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females
  很多雄鸟进化出鲜艳的羽毛是为了吸引雌鸟。