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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( 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。
• Male peacocks have beautiful plumage.
  雄孔雀有美丽的羽毛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The birds were in immature plumage
  这些鸟儿羽翅未全。