plume
【羽毛,一股,一团,一缕】
单词:plume
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[pluːm] (/pluːm/)
- 英式发音:[pluːm] (/pluːm/)
1. 词性与含义
(1)名词:plume
- 羽毛,羽饰(尤指大型、华丽的羽毛,如鸟类的装饰羽或礼帽上的羽饰)
- 例如,"The peacock has beautiful plumes."
(孔雀有美丽的羽毛。)
- 例如,"The peacock has beautiful plumes."
- (烟、火、云等的)一股,一团,一缕(形状像羽毛的烟雾、火焰或水流)
- 例如,"A plume of smoke rose from the chimney."
(一股烟雾从烟囱里升起。)
- 例如,"A plume of smoke rose from the chimney."
- 地质学:地幔柱(mantle plume)(指地球内部上升的热岩流)
- 例如,"Mantle plumes play a key role in volcanic activity."
(地幔柱在火山活动中起着关键作用。)
- 例如,"Mantle plumes play a key role in volcanic activity."
(2)动词:plume(较少用)
- (鸟)整理羽毛,展翅
- 例如,"The bird sat on the branch, pluming its feathers."
(那只鸟坐在树枝上整理羽毛。)
- 例如,"The bird sat on the branch, pluming its feathers."
- (人)自夸,自豪(plume oneself on sth.)(相当于pride oneself on sth.)
- 例如,"He plumed himself on his achievements."
(他为自己的成就感到自豪。)
- 例如,"He plumed himself on his achievements."
2. 例句
- A plume of black smoke rose from the burning building.
(一股黑烟从燃烧的大楼中升起。) - The Native American chief wore a headdress with colorful plumes.
(那位美洲原住民首领戴着一顶饰有彩色羽毛的头饰。) - She plumed herself on her excellent cooking skills.
(她为自己的高超厨艺感到自豪。)
3. 相关词汇
词汇 | 含义 |
---|---|
feather | 羽毛(通常指普通的鸟类羽毛) |
tuft | 一簇(毛发、羽毛、草等) |
wisp | 一缕(烟、雾、头发等) |
stream | 流动,水流 |
4. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
feather | 羽毛 | The eagle has strong feathers for flying.(老鹰有坚固的羽毛用于飞行。) |
wisp | 一缕(烟、云、头发等) | A wisp of smoke curled from the fire.(一缕烟从火里升起。) |
stream | 一股,流动 | A stream of water flowed from the faucet.(一股水从水龙头流出。) |
5. 总结
- plume 主要表示 羽毛 或 一股、一缕(烟、火、云等),形状类似羽毛的东西都可以用 plume 描述。
- plume oneself on 相当于 pride oneself on,表示 自豪。
- 在地质学中,plume 还可以指 地幔柱(mantle plume)。