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

• Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
  美洲热带的食虫鸟，嘴长而尖，羽毛呈彩虹般的绿色或青铜色。
• The birds were in immature plumage
  这些鸟儿羽翅未全。
• ( 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 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。
• 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。
• The first group had their plumage colour enhanced with a marker pen.
  第一组鸟的羽毛被用彩笔加强了色彩。
• Its plumage had turned grey.
  它的羽毛变成了灰色。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。