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

• The bright plumage of a parrot made it beloved by people.
  鹦鹉的一身华丽羽毛使人们很爱它。
• 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。
• ( 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。
• Researchers in Canada have discovered dinosaur feathers perfectly preserved in amber, suggesting that many species of dinosaur may have been covered in rich plumage.
  加拿大研究人员在琥珀中发现了保存完好的恐龙羽毛，这表明恐龙中的许多品种可能全身覆盖着大量羽毛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call.
  珍稀的美洲鹤，有黑白色的羽毛和洪亮的叫声。
• Large trogon of Central and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage.
  中美和南美的大咬鹃，羽毛为金绿色和深红色。
• The costs of melanin-based plumage and iridescence are clearly different from this.
  黑色素翅膀和彩虹色翅膀的代价与上面却完全不同。