Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #12604
plumes
羽毛；翎毛
plumes is the plural of plume.
a bird's feather, especially the light, waterproof feathers that cover its body
- 1.
A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
荣誉或勇武的象征；引以为豪之物；奖品或奖赏。
- 2.
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
形状或轻盈如羽毛的任何东西
- 3.
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
羽毛的羽片(扁平的网状部分),尤指用于羽毛笔或箭羽时。
- 4.
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
作为装饰佩戴的羽毛或羽毛簇
- 5.
Things resembling a feather.
类似羽毛的东西。
- 6.
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
形成鸟类外部覆盖的轻质角质防水结构
羽饰；装饰羽毛；羽状物；羽毛状的东西；羽片；羽瓣；荣誉；奖赏；荣誉或勇武的象征；引以为豪之物；奖品或奖赏。
In use
The volcano sent a plume of ash high into the sky.
She decorated her hat with a long white plume.
The bird's tail plume shimmered in the sunlight.
a plume of smoke
grass with large plumes
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。
wear a plume (on + [headgear])
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。
Connections
Collocations
- a plume of smoke
- 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。
- a plume of dust
- 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。
- volcanic plume
- 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。
- ostrich plume
- 鸵鸟羽饰
- She wore an ostrich plume in her hat.她帽子上插着一根鸵鸟羽毛。
- helmet plume
- 头盔羽饰
- The soldier's helmet plume was bright red.士兵的头盔羽饰是鲜红色的。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
plume 是可数名词，有复数形式 plumes。
Pronunciation & Spelling
plume 读作 /pluːm/。bloom、gloom、flume、consume 的重读元音和尾音与 plume 相同（/uːm/），构成韵脚；注意 plum、plump 虽拼写相似，但读短元音 /ʌ/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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