plume

pronunciation

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  • n.
    羽毛
    羽毛饰
    羽毛状物
  • vt.
    用羽毛装饰
    (为某事)使形成羽毛状
    自豪

Word Origin

plume 羽毛,翎

来自拉丁语pluma,羽毛,绒毛,来自PIE*pleus,拔,拉,羽毛,可能来自PIE*pil,拔,毛发, 词源同pile,pluck,fleece.

Example

1. It kicked up a plume of dust and water .
它激起一羽流的尘土和水。
2. The volcanic plume flows over ireland and the united kingdom from the northwest .
火山灰烟羽自西北方向从冰岛和英国上空飘过。
3. Planes would be allowed to fly through the thinner parts of the plume .
飞机将被允许穿越烟羽中较稀薄的部分。
4. The image shows a smoke plume rising from the manhattan area .
这张图片可以看到曼哈顿地区上升中的烟柱。
5. The volcanic plume is yellow , while clouds are various shades of white to light gray .
火山灰烟羽呈黄色,而云显现出深浅不一的白色到浅灰色。

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