spume
noun [ U ] uk/spjuːm/ us/spjuːm/
（尤指海浪的）泡沫，浪花
white foam (= bubbles) on the top of waves in water
The overcast sky merged with the spume of the waves. 乌云密布的天空与浪花融为一体。
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- Beyond the white spume of the breakers, you can sometimes see whales.
- Spume whipped up from the grey waves.
- A deep layer of spume hid everything but the mast of the ship.
- The waves smashed into the rocky coastline, creating instant waterfalls of white spume.
spume
verb [ I ] uk/spjuːm/ us/spjuːm/
起泡沫，起浪花
If water or waves spume somewhere, they move there while producing foam (= bubbles).
The sea was spuming over the harbour walls. 海水拍打在港口的墙上，泛起层层泡沫。
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- Spray was spuming up from my surfboard.
- A 300 foot waterfall spumed below.
- During the great storm of 1756, waves spumed right across the island.
- When the hatches were opened, more water was sent spuming under the mill.