plume
n
(a) feather, esp a large one used as a decoration 羽毛; (尤指作装饰用的)翎子.
(b) ornament of feathers or similar material, worn in the hair or on a hat or helmet 羽毛或类似羽毛材料的饰物(装饰在头发上或帽上)
a plume of ostrich feathers 鸵鸟羽毛的装饰.
(c) thing that rises into the air in the shape of a feather 貌似羽毛升空之物
a plume of smoke/steam 一缕烟[蒸汽]. plume, v
1 [Tn] (of a bird) smooth (sth) with its beak; preen (指鸟)用喙整理(某物)
a bird pluming itself/its feathers/its wing 用喙整理自己[羽毛/翅膀]的鸟.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ oneself (on sth) congratulate or pride oneself (on sth) (为某事)自喜, 自豪. plumed adj having or decorated with a plume or plumes 有羽毛或翎子的; 用羽毛或翎子装饰的
a plumed hat 有羽毛装饰的帽子.
I insist on taking proper food for this expedition. The men often fall ill and suffer fever, so I have decided to take live animals.
我坚持认为,这次探险要携带合适的食物。水手经常生病发烧,因此我决定带活的动物。
Once you have done this, you will quickly become a useful member of the teazm.
一旦你这样做了,你很快就会成为工作班子里有用的员。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.