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。
• 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 plumes appear to be steam, creating a cloud.
  羽状出现蒸汽，创建一个云。
• That rules out the possibility that the plumes are just near-surface ocean water blasted out into space, complicating our understanding of the moon's internal dynamics.
  这排除了羽流只是喷射到太空中的近表面海水的可能性，使得我们对卫星内部动态的理解复杂化了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Were large igneous provinces caused by mantle plumes?
  大火成岩省是地幔柱作用引起的吗？
• Researchers have found more underwater plumes of oil than they can count from the well, said Samantha Joye, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Georgia.
  与此同时，乔治亚大学的海洋研究教授萨曼瑟·乔伊（SamanthaJoye）表示，科学家也呼吁政府要注意已经流入墨西哥湾的石油的影响，研究人员也发现了几处水下油柱，数量比此前预计的要多。
• 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 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。