| 词汇 | plumage |
| 释义 | plumage noun[ U ] uk /ˈpluː.mɪdʒ/ us /ˈpluː.mɪdʒ/ a bird's covering of feathers: （鸟的）全身羽毛 Male peacocks have beautiful plumage.雄孔雀有美丽的羽毛。 The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala baleen bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy feather fleece mane plumule sable seashell spine spinneret vibrissa whalebone whiskery wishbone plumage | American Dictionaryplumage noun[ U ] us/ˈplu·mɪdʒ/ the feathers that cover a bird: a parrot with bright plumage Examples of plumageplumage Where nest sites were not accessible, size and plumage development were gauged by telescope. On it shone the plumage of the bluebird of illusions. For species with significant amounts of white in the plumage, this makes seeing the bird very difficult. All the ivory gulls observed were in adult plumage (all white, no black speckling). Seeing himself admired and applauded, master raven shed his plumage and changed his song. Age was determined by plumage analysis for 159 adults (birds older than 1 year) and 76 young (4-7 months old). Their plumage is in fact dissimilar, though they are embroidered in different combinations of the same colours;39 but it is not their physical characteristics that are important. Hence, not just black ravens are to be considered naturally possible but also white ravens and ravens with no plumage at all. They are instructed that if any plumage is found it is to be detained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not pity the plumage too much, though we cannot be but nostalgic when reforms of this kind are proposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have to bear a label setting out what is inside them, and plumage is an article which cannot be imported. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt very substantial quantities of this plumage were being imported during that period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was thinking of the plumage of privilege. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The plumage trade is at present almost dead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is that the fashions have changed and there is really no demand at the present moment for plumage of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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