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a plume of + [substance]
常用来描述烟、蒸汽或水等呈柱状或羽毛状扩散的状态。
A plume of smoke rose above the city.
一股烟柱升上城市上空。
羽毛；翎毛
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
羽毛；翎毛
a bird's feather, especially the light, waterproof feathers that cover its body
A plume of smoke rose above the city.
一股烟柱升上城市上空。
荣誉或勇武的象征；引以为豪之物；奖品或奖赏。
A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
形状或轻盈如羽毛的任何东西
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
羽毛的羽片(扁平的网状部分),尤指用于羽毛笔或箭羽时。
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
作为装饰佩戴的羽毛或羽毛簇
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
The volcano sent a plume of ash high into the sky.
火山向天空喷出一股高高的灰烬羽柱。
AI contextual example
She decorated her hat with a long white plume.
她用一根长长的白色羽毛装饰她的帽子。
AI contextual example
The bird's tail plume shimmered in the sunlight.
那只鸟的尾羽在阳光下闪闪发光。
AI contextual example
a plume of smoke
一股烟。
WordNet
常用来描述烟、蒸汽或水等呈柱状或羽毛状扩散的状态。
A plume of smoke rose above the city.
一股烟柱升上城市上空。
plume 在此指作为装饰的羽毛或羽饰，常见于帽子或头盔。
The general wore a red plume on his helmet.
将军的头盔上饰有一簇红色羽毛。
这层含义表示荣誉或值得骄傲的事物；现代英语中更常见的说法是 a feather in one's cap。
Winning the prize was a plume in her cap.
赢得该奖项是她引以为豪的成就。
Not this
The magician's hat had three white plume.
Use this
The magician's hat had three white plumes.
plume 是可数名词，复数形式为 plumes；three 后面要用复数，不能漏加 -s。
Not this
This soft pillow is filled with goose plumes.
Use this
This soft pillow is filled with goose feathers.
plume 常指装饰性或显眼的羽毛/羽饰，而枕头填充用的是普通羽毛(feather)，用 plumes 不自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一缕烟；烟柱
A huge plume of smoke rose from the burning factory.
一股巨大的烟柱从燃烧的工厂升起。
一股尘土；尘柱
A plume of dust rose behind the speeding car.
疾驰的汽车后面扬起一股尘土。
火山喷发柱；火山烟柱
The volcanic plume could be seen for miles.
数英里外都能看到火山喷发柱。
鸵鸟羽饰
She wore an ostrich plume in her hat.
她帽子上插着一根鸵鸟羽毛。
头盔羽饰
The soldier's helmet plume was bright red.
士兵的头盔羽饰是鲜红色的。
借来的羽毛；借别人的功绩、成就等来炫耀
She was criticized for strutting around in borrowed plumes after taking credit for the team's success.
她因把团队的成就归功于自己而招摇过市，被人批评是借别人的羽毛装点自己。
笔名
The author published her mystery novels under a nom de plume.
那位作家以笔名出版她的推理小说。
野性的美、勇武与行动，啊，空气、骄傲、羽翎，在此收束！
This line comes from Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem 'The Windhover', in which the speaker marvels at a kestrel in flight and sees its 'pride' and 'plume' as a brilliant fusion of the bird's proud bearing and its feathers.
这句诗出自杰拉德·曼利·霍普金斯的《风隼》，诗中说话者惊叹于红隼的飞姿，将其“骄傲”与“羽翎”视为鸟儿昂然的身姿与羽毛的璀璨融合。
Use plume naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一根羽毛(plume)被风吹起，p开头像气流'噗'的一声，羽毛轻盈飘升。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary writing、historical or ceremonial description、ornithology / scientific text plume 作名词时多用于正式、文学或专业语境，日常口语中更常用 feather。在文学或历史描写中常指羽毛、羽饰，在科学文本中可指羽毛的羽片；具体语域因搭配和文体而不同，建议根据上下文选择和理解。
plume 是可数名词，有复数形式 plumes。
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