plume

[plu:m]

n.羽毛, 羽饰, 羽状物
v.整理羽毛, 用羽毛装饰, 骚首弄姿,自夸

例句与用法：

A plume formerly used to trim women's hats.

装饰羽毛用作装饰妇女女帽的羽毛

Resembling a feather or plume.

似羽毛的类似羽毛或大羽的

He does not plume himself on these achievements.

他并不因这些成就而自夸。

词形变化：

动词过去式: plumed | 动词过去分词: plumed | 动词现在分词: pluming | 动词第三人称单数: plumes |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 羽毛; 大羽, 长羽[P1]

Her hat was adorned with a plume.

她帽子上饰着羽毛。

2. (帽子等的)羽饰[P1]

Her photograph showed her stiff in her glories of plumes and satin.

照片上的她身着绸缎, 头戴饰有彩羽的帽子, 显得很拘谨。

3. 荣誉的标志; 奖赏

4. 羽状物(如烟云, 雪尘等)[(+of)]

a plume of blue smoke

一缕青烟

5. 【动】【植】羽状部

vt.

1. (鸟)整理(羽毛)

The eagle plumed its wing.

鹰整理它翅膀上的羽毛。

2. 华丽地打扮

3. 给……饰以羽毛

The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers.

骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。

4. (后接oneself)自夸; 自庆[(+on)]

She plumed herself on her figure.

她自夸身材美。

vi.

形成羽毛状的烟云

In the sub-zero weather, their exhausts plumbed white in the grey streets.

在严寒天气, 他们的排气管在灰色的街道上吐着缕缕白烟。