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

• Adorned with feathers or plumes.
  用翎毛或者羽毛装饰。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On August 26-27 1883, Krakatoa erupted and continually sent enormous plumes of ash and dust into the sky.
  1883年8月26－27日，喀拉喀托火山喷发并且激起了冲天的火山灰和碎屑的柱体。
• The plumes of dust were collected and examined by the spectrometers onboard Lcross.
  月球坑观测和传感卫星携带的光谱仪对尘埃进行了分析。
• 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 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 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。