plume
plume 英 [plu:m] 美 [plum]
vt. 用羽毛装饰 n. 羽毛 vi. 骚首弄姿
进行时:pluming 过去式:plumed 过去分词:plumed 第三人称单数:plumes 名词复数:plumes
- Think of a large, fluffy, colorful feather and you are imagining a plume, something that can be used decoratively, often in hats or vases, just as it creates a decorative element for the bird it comes from.
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- vt. 用羽毛装饰
- n. 羽毛
- vi. 骚首弄姿
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1. Since the discovery of the plume in 2005, scientists have beencaptivated by the enigmatic jets.
自从2005年发现羽毛状喷发，科学家们就被这谜一般的喷射所吸引。
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2. The six-mile-high Chinese dust plume detected by CALIPSO appears as yellow-green swirls in this image.
通过卫星监测到的六米高的羽毛状尘埃云在图片中看似黄绿色的漩涡。
- plume (n.) late 14c., "a feather" (especially a large and conspicuous one), from Old French plume "soft feather, down; feather bed," and directly from Latin pluma "a feather, down; the first beard," from PIE root *pleus- "to pluck; a feather, fleece" (source of Old English fleos "fleece"). Meaning "a long streamer of smoke, etc." is first attested 1878.
- plume (v.) late 14c., "to pluck, strip," from plume (n.). From mid-15c. as "to adorn with plumes." Meaning "to dress the feathers" is from 1702. Related: Plumed; pluming.
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