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plume n.羽毛；羽饰；羽状物v.整理羽毛；用羽毛装饰；骚首弄姿；自夸 (1) 她帽子上装饰着羽毛。(2) 尾巴毛量丰厚形成羽毛状。(3) 如果羽状的烟雾窜出并且上升，将足以使船沉没。(4) 鹰整理它翅膀上的羽毛。(5) 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。(6) 他并不因这些成就而自夸。 We can trace the present word plume was probably taken from the Old English word plūmfether. Going back further, we can find the Latin pluma meaning "feather" or "down." Plume is often applied to a large puff of smoke or any mass that spreads into the air from a single source. If you see a plume of smoke coming from the chimney, the fireplace is going. If you see a plume of smoke coming from the window, call the fire department.

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英 [pluːm] 美 [pluːm] (1) Her hat was decorated with a plume.(2) The tail is profusely coated and forms a plume.(3) If a plume blows out and rises, it can sink the ship.(4) The eagle plumed its wing.(5) The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers.(6) He does not plume himself on these achievements. 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. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（尘、火、水等升起的）（一）股，（一）团 A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column.   [usu N of n]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。...the volcano's towering ash plume.火山直冲云霄的烟灰柱2[N-COUNT 可数名词]羽毛；大羽 A plume is a large, soft bird's feather. ...broad straw hats decorated with ostrich plumes.装饰着鸵鸟羽毛的宽边草帽3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（战士头盔等的）羽饰 A plume is a bunch of long, thin pieces of material which is used to decorate something such as a soldier's helmet.

英语单词	plume
英美音标	英 [pluːm] 美 [pluːm]
中文释义	n.羽毛；羽饰；羽状物 v.整理羽毛；用羽毛装饰；骚首弄姿；自夸
英语例句	(1) Her hat was decorated with a plume. (2) The tail is profusely coated and forms a plume. (3) If a plume blows out and rises, it can sink the ship. (4) The eagle plumed its wing. (5) The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. (6) He does not plume himself on these achievements.
中文例句	(1) 她帽子上装饰着羽毛。 (2) 尾巴毛量丰厚形成羽毛状。 (3) 如果羽状的烟雾窜出并且上升，将足以使船沉没。 (4) 鹰整理它翅膀上的羽毛。 (5) 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。 (6) 他并不因这些成就而自夸。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	We can trace the present word plume was probably taken from the Old English word plūmfether. Going back further, we can find the Latin pluma meaning "feather" or "down." Plume is often applied to a large puff of smoke or any mass that spreads into the air from a single source. If you see a plume of smoke coming from the chimney, the fireplace is going. If you see a plume of smoke coming from the window, call the fire department.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（尘、火、水等升起的）（一）股，（一）团 A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column. [usu N of n] 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。 ...the volcano's towering ash plume. 火山直冲云霄的烟灰柱 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]羽毛；大羽 A plume is a large, soft bird's feather. ...broad straw hats decorated with ostrich plumes. 装饰着鸵鸟羽毛的宽边草帽 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（战士头盔等的）羽饰 A plume is a bunch of long, thin pieces of material which is used to decorate something such as a soldier's helmet.

Plume Smoke N Count 可数名词 Decorated Plumed Large Hats