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plume¹ /pluːm/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. [常作 plumes]羽毛；(尤指色彩鲜艳的)大羽，长羽
peacock plumes 孔雀的羽毛
2. (帽、盔等处的)羽饰(可指一支或一簇)；类似羽毛的帽饰
The knight looked pompous in his glories of plumes. 骑士帽缀彩羽，一副虚荣得意的样子。
wear a huge plume of feathers on one's helmet 在头盔上装饰一大簇羽毛。
3. = plumage
4. 荣誉的标志；奖赏
medals and other plumes of rank 勋章等荣誉的等级标志
5. 羽状物(如烟云、雪尘等)；(水下核爆炸引起的)羽状水柱；(高速航船驶过激起的)卷流，股流
Factories puffed out ugly plumes of smoke. 工厂吐出团团浓烟。
an enormous plume of grey dust 一大片灰色尘雾
6. 【动】【植】羽状部；(动物)多毛的尾巴
7. 【地】柱，地柱
II ❶ vt.
1. 使有羽毛；给…饰以羽毛
2. 华丽地打扮
3. (尤指鸟类)整理…的羽毛；整理(羽毛)
The sparrow plumed itself after a mud bath. 麻雀在泥浴后用喙整理羽毛。
The birds plumed their wings. 鸟儿用喙整理翅膀上的羽毛。
❷ vi.
形成羽毛状的烟云
A cigarette is still pluming in the ashtray. 一支香烟仍在烟灰碟里冒着缕缕青烟。
[OFr < L plūma downy feather, pinfeather] phr. borrowed plumes (源出寒鸦向孔雀借羽毛的寓言)借来的漂亮衣服；不属于本人的荣耀 be dressed in borrowed plumes 穿着从别人那儿借来的漂亮衣服 He failed in the examination and was thus stripped of his borrowed plumes. 他考试失败，这样就把他僭据别人成绩的面目暴露无遗了。plume oneself on (或 upon) 以…炫耀自己 She plumed herself on her good looks. 她因为长得好而沾沾自喜。shear off sb.'s plume 1. 砍下某人盔上的羽毛 2. 挫某人的骄气；杀某人的威风 |