plumes

英 [pluːmz]

美 [plumz]

n.  飘升之物; 翎; 羽毛; (常用作饰物的)连在一起的羽毛，羽状物; 羽饰
plume的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尘、火、水等升起的）（一）股，（一）团
  Aplume ofsmoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column.
  1. The rising plume of black smoke could be seen all over Kabul.
     整个喀布尔都能看到腾起的黑烟。
  2. ...the volcano's towering ash plume.
     火山直冲云霄的烟灰柱
• N-COUNT 羽毛；大羽
  Aplumeis a large, soft bird's feather.
  1. ...broad straw hats decorated with ostrich plumes.
     装饰着鸵鸟羽毛的宽边草帽
• （战士头盔等的）羽饰
  Aplumeis a bunch of long, thin pieces of material which is used to decorate something such as a soldier's helmet.

双语例句

• Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
  天文学家也看到过较近的星系伸出的巨大的羽状物。
• Were large igneous provinces caused by mantle plumes?
  大火成岩省是地幔柱作用引起的吗？
• Tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps.
  南美多年生蒲苇草，有银色的羽状花序，丛生且稠密。
• The rooster lost one of his plumes in the fight with the cat.
  雄鸡在这次与猫的战斗中掉了一支羽毛。
• They have red and yellow plumes in their hats.
  他们帽子上装饰着红黄色羽毛。
• Researchers said miles-long underwater plumes of oil discovered in recent days could poison and suffocate sea life across the food chain, with damage that could endure for a decade or more.
  研究者说近些天发现的水下数英里长的羽流会对毒害和窒息整个食物链的海洋生命，造成的危害可能持续一个世纪或更长。
• Several hundred plumes have been identified, although some of the smaller ones may be questionable.
  尽管人们对有些较小的地幔羽可能有些疑问，但还是发现了数百个地慢羽。
• The long plumes of a heron in the breeding season.
  处在繁殖季节一只鹭的长羽毛。
• The plumes appear to be steam, creating a cloud.
  羽状出现蒸汽，创建一个云。
• In the speech which he made at the fair, he appeared in borrowed plumes.
  他在博览会上的演说暴露了他（不学无术）的真面目。