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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 results provide new evidences that the tin deposits are product of the crust-mantle interaction and that the mantle plumes had existed in the Nanling region.
  这一结果为南岭地区锡多金属矿床为壳幔相互作用的产物及区域地幔柱的存在提供了新证据。
• 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。