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

• 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。
• The plumage of female and juvenile Painted Buntings is green and yellow-green, serving as camouflage.
  对女性和少年彩绘班丁斯羽毛是绿色和黄色，绿色，迷彩服务。
• Old world gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill.
  东半球象鹅的鸭子，比野鸭稍大，多数为黑白杂色羽毛，红嘴。
• Its body plumage suddenly began to ruffle and swell.
  它全身的羽毛突然竖了起来，胀得鼓鼓的。
• One of the most ostentatiously adorned creatures on Earth, the peacock uses its brilliant plumage to entice females.
  一只装饰华丽的动物在地球上，雄性孔雀用它的闪耀的羽毛去奉承和诱惑雌性孔雀。
• Common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring.
  普通的雉鸡，羽毛亮丽，颈部有白环。
• Its plumage had turned grey.
  它的羽毛变成了灰色。
• ( of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination.
  （指鸟）已经长好了羽毛、翅膀；经常用于组合词。
• 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。
• Male peacocks have beautiful plumage.
  雄孔雀有美丽的羽毛。