This is one of the reasons why some males birds have exotic plumes, why elk carry hefty antlers , and why male fiddler crabs have such large claws.

这就是为什么一些雄鸟长着充满异国情调的羽毛，为什么麋鹿拥有巨大的鹿角，为什么雄性招潮蟹有这么大的爪子的原因之一。

Most volcanoes that occur in the interiors of plates are believed to be produced by mantle plumes, columns of molten rock that rise from deep within the mantle.

人们认为，大多数发生在板块内部的火山爆发都是由地幔柱造成的，地幔柱是指从地幔深处涌出的熔岩柱体。

The plumes apparently originate at great depths, perhaps as deep as the boundary between the core and the mantle, and many have been active for a very long time.

这些地幔柱显然起源于很深的地方，可能深至地核和地幔之间的边界，而且许多都已经活跃了很长时间。

We saw the face of evil form in plumes of smoke and ash.

在废墟和烟雾升腾中我们似乎看到了魔鬼的脸孔。

Plumes of black smoke rose from burning industrial plants.

黑色烟柱从燃烧的工厂升腾而去。

Tall and athletic: Ostrich plumes and pompoms emphasise height.

高大健壮：鸵鸟的羽毛和绒球象征了高度！

Wind frequently pushes dust plumes seaward along the Namibian Coast.

大风频繁的沿着纳米比亚海岸把沙尘吹向大海方向。

What the plumes lacked in strength, however, they made up for in number.

尽管近鸟龙的羽毛缺少强度，但是它们通过数量来弥补。

What makes this place biologically amazing was the life they found near the plumes.

使得这个地方如此有生物学魅力的正是靠近水流处被发现的生命。

Carbon monoxide is a good tracer for moving smoke plumes, even across large distances.

一氧化碳可以用来追踪烟尘羽的移动情况，即使经过遥远的距离。

Flank plumes, display, Institute of Zoology and Zoological Museum, University of Hamburg.

侧羽，展示用，汉堡大学动物学会和动物博物馆。

When hungry lambs called out to their mothers their breaths puffed out in misty 6 plumes.

饥肠辘辘的羊羔朝着它们的母亲叫唤，它们呼出的空气化成雾蒙蒙的缕缕青烟。

PASS by a chemical plant, and the plumes billowing from its smokestacks may get you thinking.

当你走过一家化工厂时，烟囱中冒出的滚滚浓烟可能引发你的思考。

It is easier to test for low oxygen levels than to find the oil plumes far below the surface.

相比于监测深海的油柱，监测低氧区就简单多了。

Video of the incident showed huge plumes of white and copper-colored smoke streaming across the sky.

事件录像显示了横跨天空白色和赤褐色烟雾的巨大火舌。

Mary looed charming in her borrowed plumes; she had taken, without asking, her aunt's fan and jewellery.

玛丽穿戴着借来的服饰，样子很迷人。她未经允许拿了她姑妈的扇子和首饰来用。

Some of IO's eruptions are violent enough to hurl giant plumes of gas and dust 500 kilometres into space.

伊奥的有些火山喷发激烈到甚至足以将大量气体和火山灰推到500公里开外的太空中。

Volcanic plumes would also have triggered powerful discharges of lightning from the skies, as they do today.

柱状的火山灰也会引起天空中闪电的发生，就像今天一样。

Multiple dust plumes blow off the coast toward the ocean, most or all of them probably arising from streambeds.

多股沙尘被从海岸吹向大海，它们之中的大部分或者说全部可能都来自河床。

What's more, the temperature and density of the plumes could indicate a warmer, watery source beneath the surface.

更为重要的是，探测所得的温度和气流的密度表明，在星球表层以下有温暖潮湿的来源。

Spring on Mars sees plumes of carbon dioxide vaporizing from solid blocks of dry ice as they warm up in the sunlight.

每年春季，火星表面的干冰(固体二氧化碳)在阳光照射下，会由固态升华为气态。

Plumes of sediment from the overburden piles enter the Sulu Sea along the northern and eastern coastline of the island.

覆盖层的一些沉淀泥沙沿着岛的东部和北部海岸线逐渐流入苏禄海中。

Television footage showed a large explosion at 3:36pm local time on Saturday, with plumes of grey smoke pouring from the site.

电视新闻画面显示，一号反应堆爆炸发生于当地时间周六下午3点36分，灰色烟雾随即笼罩了核电站上空。

The NOAA is monitoring these zones; it is easier to test for low oxygen levels than to find the oil plumes far below the surface.

NOAA 正在监测这些区域，比起寻找表面下油雾，测试低氧水平相对容易。

Activity resumed in December, including more plumes of ash and steam, sulfur dioxide emissions, and low-level earthquake activity.

12月，亚伊马火山又重新活跃起来，更多的火山灰、蒸汽、二氧化硫喷涌出来，微小地震活动时常发生。

Despite their dramatic appearance, however, these ash plumes are insignificant when it comes to long-term affects on global climate.

尽管其出现极具震撼，但这些火山灰尘对于全球气候的长期影响并不重大。

The practical reason for understanding the electrical nature of ash plumes is that they can interfere with aircraft radio communication.

进行此类研究的实际原因在于火山灰带电性将对飞机无线电通讯造成干扰。

Many oceanographic surveys have already discovered plumes of methane rising from the ocean floor, particularly in the Arctic, Elliott notes.

埃利奥特提示说，多次海洋调查均已发现一缕缕甲烷从海底不断涌上，特别是在北极。