plumage

[US]/'pluːmɪdʒ/
[UK]/'plumɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 鸟类羽毛,翅膀
Word Forms
复数plumages
过去式plumaged

Phrases & Collocations

bird's plumage

鳥的羽毛

Example Sentences

the extraordinary plumage of the male.

雄鸟无比精致的羽毛。

the nuptial plumage of male birds.

雄鸟的婚羽

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。

the bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-grey, blue, and brown.

这只鸟的羽毛色彩斑斓,由深蓝灰色、蓝色和棕色夹杂而成。

the last of his juvenile plumage had moulted.

他最后的雏鸟羽毛已蜕去了。

fully plumaged young bird; brightly feathered birds; brilliantly plumaged parrots.

羽翼已丰的小鸟;羽毛鲜艳的鸟;羽毛鲜亮的鹦鹉。

barred prison cells; barred plumage on a bird.

装有栅栏的监狱单人牢房;鸟的花斑羽毛

This is the only species of flamingo in the region, easily recognized by its pink plumage.

这是那个地区唯一一种火烈鸟,很容易凭粉红色的羽毛辨认出来。

A large tropical American stork(Jabiru mycteria) having white plumage with a pink band at the neck and a naked head.

美洲大白鹳一种美洲热带的大鹳(裸颈鹳),具有白色的羽毛,脖子上有一圈淡红色条带,头裸露

brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips.

北半球褐色柔软羽毛的鸣鸟,头部有羽冠,翅羽有蜡状红色尖端。

A large North American owl(Strix varia) having barred, brownish plumage across the breast, a streaked belly, and a strident, hooting cry.

横斑林鸮:一种北美洲大鸮枭(横斑林鸮鹀林鸮属),胸部有褐色的条纹羽毛,腹部有条纹,叫声刺耳似汽笛

A large, crested finch(Pyrrhuloxia sinuata) of Mexico and the southwest United States, having gray and red plumage and a short, thick bill.

灰额主红雀一种大型,有冠的雀科鸣鸟(灰额主红雀红交嘴鸟属)产于墨西哥以及美国西南部,长有灰色和红色的羽毛以及短而粗的喙

Real-world Examples

These birds of a feather are known for their fluffy plumage and friendly temperament.

这些同类的鸟类以它们蓬松的羽毛和友好的性情而闻名。

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

His plumage was beautiful now, and he felt great.

他的羽毛现在变漂亮了,他感到很高兴。

Source: The Trumpet Swan

As the pigeons bathe, oil from their plumage flows downstream and is detected.

鸽子在清洗的过程中,羽毛上的油脂沿河流而下,被捕食者察觉。

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

We find plumage attractive in the same way that birds find it attractive.

我们跟鸟一样觉得羽毛很有吸引力。

Source: Connection Magazine

Against the snowy backdrop, its plumage would have been near impossible to spot.

在白雪的背景下,它们的羽毛难以被发现。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The average let them plot each plumage as a dot on a graph with three axes—red, green and blue.

在红绿蓝三维坐标系上用小点绘制了平均羽毛颜色的散点图。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Selection for gaudy plumage therefore works in both directions.

因此绚丽羽毛在自然选择上往两个方向发展。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Instead, they have dark brown feathers with varying amounts of white streaks in their plumage.

相反,它们的羽毛呈深棕色,并掺着不同数量的白条纹。

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

Other studies have shown that birds with orange and red plumage are similarly less creeped out by orange and red clothing.

其他研究表明,有橙色和红色羽毛的鸟类同样也不太会被橙色和红色的衬衫吓到。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds November 2017 Compilation

Their plumage changes little with the seasons and their nests are easy to spot against the exposed tundra soil.

它们的羽毛几乎不随季节而变化,而它们的巢穴在苔原上裸露的泥土映衬下极易被识别。

Source: Wild Arctic

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