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

• 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。
• The plumes of the peacock are beautiful and brightly colored.
  孔雀的羽毛十分华丽而且颜色鲜艳。
• 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。
• The impostor was exposed publicly and thus stripped of his borrowed plumes.
  这骗子被当众揭发，伪装被撕下了。
• Television pictures show large plumes of smoke rising above warehouses where samba groups prepare and store their props.
  电视画面显示，大量的烟羽在桑巴歌舞团准备和存储道具的仓库上空升起。
• It is generally assumed that plumes maintain a relatively constant position as the plates move.
  当板块移动时，一般假定地幔羽保持相对固定的位置。
• The most commonly cited mechanism for transforming thermal energy into the movement of plates is the action of plumes.
  将热能转换成板块运动最普遍被引用的机制，是地幔羽的活动。
• 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。
• Were large igneous provinces caused by mantle plumes?
  大火成岩省是地幔柱作用引起的吗？
• Plumes are generally believed to form over localized hot spots deep within the mantle layer.
  地慢羽一般被认为是形成于地幔层内部深处固定的热点上。