| 释义 |
plume/plu:m/ n. & v.●n. 1 a feather, esp. a large one used for ornament 羽毛，(尤指作装饰用的)翎子 2 an ornament of feathers etc. attached to a helmet or hat or worn in the hair (帽、盔、或头发上的)装饰羽毛 3 something resembling this 羽状物 a plume of smoke 一缕青烟 4 Zool. a feather-like part or formation 【动】羽状部 ●v. 1 tr. decorate or provide with a plume or plumes 给…饰以羽毛，使有羽毛 2 refl. (foll. by 后跟 on, upon) pride (oneself on esp. something trivial) 以(尤指小事)炫耀自己 3 tr. (of a bird) preen (itself or its feathers) (鸟类)整理…的羽毛；整理(羽毛) □ plumeless adj.□ plumelike adj.□ plumery n.[Middle English via Old French from Latin pluma ‘down’] |