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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring.
  普通的雉鸡，羽毛亮丽，颈部有白环。
• 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 birds in their brightly coloured plumage.
  羽毛鲜艳的热带鸟。它们色彩鲜艳，芳香怡人。
• Its plumage had turned grey.
  它的羽毛变成了灰色。
• 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。
• ( 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。
• 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。