feathers
英 [ˈfeðəz]
美 [ˈfeðərz]
n. 羽毛; 翎毛
v. 为(箭等)装上羽毛(或箭翎); 给…以薄边，削薄(木板、剃刀等)的边; 平掠回桨
feather的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- See also:...a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers....a feather bed.feathered
- PHRASE 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
If you describe two people asbirds of a feather, you mean that they have very similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs.- She and my mother were birds of a feather.
她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
- She and my mother were birds of a feather.
- PHRASE 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事
If you describe something that someone has achieved as afeather intheircap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage.- Harry's appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。
- Harry's appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
- tofeatherone'snest→ see:nest
双语例句
- You did buy a string of goose feathers?
你真买了一串鹅毛啊？ - Mandalas were originally made from Buffalo hides, Eagle feathers, and wild animal furs.
曼荼罗最初以水牛皮、鹰的羽毛和野生动物毛皮做成。 - He feathered arrows with duck's feathers.
他用鸭毛给箭装上箭翎。 - The bird's feathers are beautiful.
这只鸟的羽毛很漂亮。 - The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers for us.
孔雀为我们展示了它美丽的尾羽。 - The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases, shading to pale blue at their tips.
尾羽的根部呈深蓝色，到了尾尖就渐变成淡蓝色。 - Who am I? I have colorful feathers!
我是谁？我有彩色的羽毛。 - He fastened the feathers to a framework with melted wax and threads pulled from his linen robe.
他用熔化的蜡和从亚麻长袍上抽下来的麻线把羽毛固定在一个框架上。 - The bird fluffed out its feathers.
那鸟抖抖身子蓬开羽毛。 - Frequently insufficient feathers are available for the development of the framework branches.
常常有这样的情况，即用来培养骨干枝的分枝数量不够。