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

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。
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。
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。
( 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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
( 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。