feather
['feðə]
n.羽毛, 翎毛,种类
vt.用羽毛装饰
vi.长出羽毛
例句与用法:
Feather is very light, so that we say "as light as a feather".
羽毛很轻,因此我们说“轻如鸿毛”。
My daughter asked me to buy her a pillow stuffed with feathers.
我女儿请求我给她买一个羽绒枕头。
词形变化:
动词过去式: feathered | 动词过去分词: feathered | 动词现在分词: feathering | 动词第三人称单数: feathers |
n.
1. 羽毛[C]
Feathers are very light, so that we say "as light as a feather".
羽毛很轻, 因此我们说"轻如鸿毛"。
2. (作为狩猎对象的)鸟类[U]
3. (箭, 帽的)羽饰[C]
4. 种类; 品质[C]
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分。
vt.
1. 用羽毛装饰
2. 使(船桨)与水面平行
vi.
1. 长羽毛
The young birds feathered.
幼鸟长出了羽毛。
2. 使桨与水面平行
短语词组:
a feather in sb.'s cap/bonnet
1. 某人的荣誉标志
Winning the medal was a feather in his cap.
获得奖章是他的荣誉。
feather
名词复数:feathers
过去式:feathered
过去分词:feathered
现在进行时:feathering
词形变化:
动词过去式: feathered | 动词过去分词: feathered | 动词现在分词: feathering | 动词第三人称单数: feathers |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.羽毛
plume
quill
pinion
penna
hackle
plumage
down
n.状态, 情绪
condition
state
mood
humour
spirit
temper
disposition
n.种类
kind
type
species
variety
sort
nature
brand
kidney
n.轻如羽毛的东西
fluff
flake
featherweight
fuzz
lint
mote
dust
gossamer
同义参见:
description
crest
feather['feðə]n.1.■羽,羽毛,翎毛2.■(箭、帽等的)羽饰,箭翎;羽毛饰品3.■羽状物,轻如羽毛的东西4.■小事;琐事;细故;无价值的东西5.■【机械学】滑键,加强筋; (木板等上供嵌入槽内的)榫牙6.■(玻璃、宝石的)羽状瑕疵7.■(潜水艇上潜望镜引起的)微波;羽状回波8.■(某些狗腿、颈、尾上的)丛毛9.■[复数]10.■羽衣,(鸟的)全身羽毛11.■(漂亮精致的)衣服,衣着,服饰12.■种类;本质13.■心情,情绪,(精神)状态;情性14.■【划船】平掠回桨15.■床;睡眠16.■[俚语](女性的)阴毛vt.1.■为(箭等)装上羽毛(或箭翎):to feather an arrow给箭装上翎2.■用羽毛覆盖(或装饰、装缘饰);为…镶上羽毛3.■给…以薄边,削薄(木板、剃刀等)的边4.■(用楔形部件)使连接5.■【划船】平掠回桨:The crew feathered ( their oars ) for the last few yards of the race.在划船比赛到最后几码时,全体队员回桨时把桨叶持平。6.■【航空学】7.■使(螺旋桨)顺流交距;使(旋翼)周期变距8.■在飞行中关闭(引擎)9.■射掉(飞禽)的羽毛10.■(飞禽)用翅膀划过(空气);(鱼)用鳍拨(水)11.■用琴弓轻碰(琴弦)vi.1.■(鸟)长羽毛,出羽;被羽毛覆盖:birds feathering out正在长羽毛的鸟2.■像羽毛般飘动(或生长,展开)3.■看来像羽毛4.■【划船】平掠回桨5.■(螺旋桨)顺流交距;(旋翼)周期变距6.■(印刷字迹等)化开,变模糊a feather in one's cap (或 bonnet)可以炫耀的事物,某人的卓越成就,某人的荣誉标志as light as a feather轻如鸿毛birds of a feather见 birdcrop someone's feathers杀某人的威风,使某人威信扫地cut a feather【航海学】(船)破浪前进炫耀,出风头行动敏捷[废语]争论过细的事情,作精细无益的区别cut someone out of all feather使某人黯然失色feather one's nest安家,追逐私利,中饱私囊find a white feather in someone's tail发现某人有胆怯的迹象Fine feathers make fine birds.[讽刺语]锦衣华服只添外表美。in fine (或 high, good, grand) feather身体非常健康,精神饱满,精力充沛,情绪极佳in full feather盛装,穿戴得整整齐齐(如运动员等)精神饱满,精力充沛,健康状况良好knock someone down (或 over) with a feather使某人十分惊奇make the feathers fly惹乱子,引起大混乱;引起争吵(或斗争);大肆攻击;痛哭;大打出手迅速完成;努力工作;大干mount the white feather= show the white feathernot a feather to fly with—贫如洗,破产,垮台[俚语](考试)不及格;(应试)落选rise at a feather[美国口语]一碰就跳起来;一碰就冒火ruffle one's feathers发怒,不开心ruffle someone's feathers激怒某人,使某人不开心show (或 fly, mount) the white feather表现懦弱(或胆怯)singe one's feathers吃亏,败坏自己的名誉,因冒险而使自己遭受损失失败,束手无策smooth one's rumpled (或ruffled) feathers(被辱骂、冒犯后)冷静下来,恢复平静wag (或shake)the feather炫耀自己的地位(或荣誉)
featherfeather[ˈfeðə]n.1.■羽毛, 翎毛, 羽饰; 箭羽2.■鸟类; 禽类(指猎物)3.■(同样)毛色; 种类; 本质4.■情绪; 心情5.■服装, 服饰6.■羽状物7.■【机】滑键; (铸件的)周缘翅片; 冒口8.■(划船)桨叶的水平运动; (潜艇上潜望镜引起的)微波; 羽状回波9.■【建】榫牙10.■(玻璃、宝石等)羽状斑疵lighter than a feather轻于鸿毛fur and feather兽类与禽类I am not of that feather.我不是那种人。Birds of a feather flock together.[谚]物以类聚。
词性变化feathervt.1.■给...装上羽毛; 用羽毛装饰2.■射掉(飞禽的)羽毛3.■使(桨)与水面平行;【航空】使(旋翼)周期变距4.■(用楔形部件)使连接feather an arrow上箭翎feathervi.1.■长羽毛2.■象羽毛般地飘动(或展开、生长等)3.■看起来象羽毛4.■使桨与水面平行;【航空】(螺桨)顺流交距; (旋翼)周期变距
继承用法featherbackn.1.■细鳞弓背鱼featherbed[ˈfeðəbed]n.1.■羽毛褥垫; 装备羽毛褥垫的床2.■舒适的处境; 闲职
词性变化feathervi.1.■要求资方雇用超过实际需要的人员2.■担任闲职vt.1.■给(某一工种)配备多余的工人2.■以政府津贴资助adj.1.■要求[同意]限制产量并雇用多余工人的; 因雇用多余工人而使工作闲散的featherbedding[ˈfeðəˌbedɪŋ]n.1.■限产超雇(法)(指工会为减少失业, 在劳资合同中责成资方限制产量, 并雇用多余工人)feather brain n.1.■愚蠢的人; 轻浮的人feather headn.1.■愚蠢的人; 轻浮的人feather paten.1.■愚蠢的人; 轻浮的人featherbrained [ˈfeðəbreɪnd]adj.1.■愚蠢的; 轻浮的featherheadedadj.1.■愚蠢的; 轻浮的featherpatedadj.1.■愚蠢的; 轻浮的feather-checkingn.1.■发裂产生发丝裂缝featheredge[ˈfeðəredʒ]n.1.■(木板, 剃刀等的)薄边vt.1.■把(木板的边)削薄featheredgedadj.1.■薄边[刃]式的feather-footed[-heeled]featheradj.1.■脚步很轻的, 轻捷如飞的, 轻如羽毛的feather-jointn.1.■榫接合featherletn.1.■小羽毛featherstitch[ˈfeðəstɪtʃ]n.1.■羽状缎绣花针迹vt., vi.1.■绣成羽毛状featherwayn.1.■滑键槽featherweight[ˈfeðəweɪt]n.1.■体重极轻的人或物2.■不重的人或物3.■轻量级(体重在126-118磅之间的)拳击家adj.1.■极轻的2.■不重要的3.■轻量级(拳击)featherwitn.1.■愚人; 笨人featherwoodn.1.■肯宁安氏多香木
noun
- any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs
羽毛;翎毛
■(feathers)a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal
(狗、马等动物腿上的)一圈长毛
■a small side branch on a tree
(树的)小侧枝
- [with obj.]rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance
使(螺桨)顺流交距
■vary the angle of attack of (rotor blades)
调整(动叶片的)攻角
■(Rowing)turn (an oar) so that it passes through the air edgeways
(划船)(收桨时)与水面平行划(桨)
he turned, feathering one oar slowly.
他转过身来,缓缓地轻荡一桨。 - [no obj., with adverbial]float, move, or wave like a feather
(如羽毛般)飘浮;移动;波动
the green fronds feathered against a blue sky.
绿叶在蓝天下摇曳。
■[with obj. and adverbial]touch (someone or something) very lightly
轻抚 - [with obj.]blend or smooth delicately
(细致地)混合;抹平
feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes.
连续轻轻地调抹几下,把颜料细致地混合进来。 - [no obj.](of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application
(墨水、口红等)使用后分裂成细线
[as noun feathering]a long-lasting formula that resists feathering and protects the lips.
防止开裂、保护双唇的持久配方。 - short for feather-cut
feather-cut的简称
a feather in one's cap
- an achievement to be proud of
骄人的成就
- make money illicitly and at someone else's expense
营私,中饱私囊
- extremely light and insubstantial
轻如鸿毛;空虚缥缈
featheriness
noun
featherless
adjective
feathery
adjective
语源
- Old English fether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veer and German Feder, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit patra 'wing', Latin penna 'feather', and Greek pteron, pterux 'wing'
feather
名词 feather:
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
同义词:feathering
动词 feather:
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
cover or fit with feathers
turn the paddle; in canoeing
同义词:square
turn the oar, while rowing
同义词:square
grow feathers
同义词:fledge
feather
■"You can knock me down with a feather!
"你就这样不费吹灰之力把我击倒了!
■You could have knocked me over with a feather.
"我感到十分惊讶"
■A growing feather still enclosed in its horny sheath, especially one just emerging through the skin.
(鸟类的)新生毛一种裹在角鞘中的新生毛,特别是刚刚冒出皮肤外的羽毛
■Yankee doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni.
Yankee doodle帽上插根羽毛,称为时髦帅哥。
■"A feather for a pea!" he shouted to the birds in the air.
“一颗豌豆换一根羽毛
■A lady in full feather approached the sentinel on the sward.
一个衣着华丽的女人走近了草地上的哨兵。
■One of the US astronauts who made the first deep space walk on the moon dropped a hammer and a feather together.
一位首次在月球上进行太空行走的美国宇航员让一把锤子和一根羽毛一齐落下。
■Even a feather will turn a delicate scale.
一台精密的天平能称出即使是一片羽毛的重量
■A feather floated down on the wind.
一根羽毛随风飘落。
■A red feather was floating about on the still lake.
一片红色的羽毛在静静的湖面上漂浮。
■Bits of smoke began to feather out from the top of the hill.
一缕一缕的烟开始从山顶飘散开来。
■Bits of smoke began to feather out from the chimney.
一缕一缕的烟开始从烟囱里飞散出来。
■Don't show the white feather; fight for your beliefs.
不要怕,为你的信念而战吧。
■Don't put that feather near my nose. It tickles!
不要拿羽毛靠近我的鼻子,会痒!
■Fancy yarn feather yarn chenille yarn special yarn ribbonyarn.
专业的花式纱,羽毛纱,雪尼尔纱,特种纱,带子纱生产企业。
■Central and South American feather palms.
中美和南美产的一个羽状叶棕榈属。
■That means using a feather scissors to thin it.
也就是说,要用打薄剪将其打薄。
■To waft a feather, or to drown a fly.
人(愚蠢的人!)在这埋葬他全部思想;
■Tonight it will return to the shore, in search of the feather that it has lost.
今天夜里它就要回到岸上来找它丢掉的羽毛了。
■Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?
他们俩是不是像你们说的是半斤八两呢?
■They are always trying to feather their nest.
他们总是想尽办法中饱私囊。
■They came over to the stem and watched the ship cutting a feather.
他们来到船头,看着航船破浪前进。
■They all thought that she and her boyfriend were birds of a feather.
他们都认为她和她的男朋友是一路货色。
■He went into illegal business to feather his nest.
他做非法生意以达到营私之目的。
■He used his position and in fluence to feather his nest.
他利用自己的地位和权势谋取私利。
■He was hired to feather the bedframes together.
他受雇把底座框架连接到一起。
■He had certainly shown the white feather in his regiment.
他在部队里当然是贪生怕死的。
■Stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.
他帽子上插着翎毛,被人叫做纨绔子弟。
■He is always trying to get a feather in his cap.
他总是想做值得骄傲的事。
■He is always in high feather.
他总是精神饱满。
■He caught at the feather floating in the air, but didn't it.
他想去抓飘浮在空中的羽毛,但没抓到。
■He set in the beautiful feather pictures for the exhitition.
他把那两幅美丽的羽毛画送去参展。
■He used the party funds to feather his own nest.
他用党的基金中饱私囊。
■He tickled my feet with a feather.
他用羽毛搔我的脚。
■His death is as light as a feather.
他的死轻如鸿毛。
■His clients were of the same feather.
他的顾客都属于同一类型的人物。
■He succeeded at last.It was really a feather in his cap.
他终于成功了,确实值得骄傲。
■He gave her a red feather as a birthday gift.
他给了她一只红色的羽毛 作为生日礼物。
■Resembling a feather or plume.
似羽毛的类似羽毛或大羽的
■Resembling or suggestive of a feather, as in form or lightness.
似羽毛的结构上或轻度上象羽毛的,使人联想起羽毛的
■Could they go without new yak feather boat?
但是没有新船能不能去呢?
■You shouldn't use inside information to feather your own nest.
你不应该中饱私囊。
■Can you give a name to such kind of quilt with feather inside?
你们能说出羽绒被的英语名字吗?
■You and I are birds of a feather.
你和我都是同一类人。
■Do you prefer a feather pillow?
你喜欢羽毛枕头吗
■Was your hat brown and grey and did it have a feather in the hat band?
你的帽子是不是棕灰色的,帽沿上有一根羽毛?
■You could have knocked him down with a feather.
你简直使他愣住了。
■YOU KNOCK ME DOWN WITH A FEATHER.
你让我惊讶万分。
■You might have knocked me down with a feather.
你让我感到太惊奇了。
■Strictly prohibit from washing fabrics made by silk and feather.
切勿直接触及皮肤、眼睛、衣物。
a feather in sb.'s cap/bonnet
1. 某人的荣誉标志
Winning the medal was a feather in his cap.
获得奖章是他的荣誉。
习惯用语a feather in one's cap1.■值得骄傲的事物; 卓越的成就a feather in one's hat1.■值得骄傲的事物; 卓越的成就be spitting feathers1.■大怒crop sb.'s feathers1.■杀某人的威风, 挫某人锐气cut a feather1.■作精细无益的区别, 争论过于细小的事情2.■船头破浪前进3.■出风头, 炫耀4.■行动敏捷cut sb. out of all feather1.■使某人黯然失色find a white feather in sb.'s tail1.■发现某人有胆怯的迹象Fine feathers makes fine birds.1.■[谚]马靠鞍装, 人靠衣裳。2.■[讽]好的衣服只能使外表漂亮。gain more feathers1.■(流言等)越传越盛in feather1.■有羽毛[羽饰]的in full feather1.■(雏等)长满了毛的2.■盛装3.■有钱4.■精神抖擞in good feather1.■身强力壮; 兴高采烈; 精神焕发, 情绪高涨in high feather1.■身强力壮; 兴高采烈; 精神焕发, 情绪高涨knock sb. down with a feather1.■使人十分惊奇make the feathers fly1.■[美口]工作得很起劲; 大干特干2.■引起争斗[争吵]; 惹乱子not a feather to fly with1.■一文不名; 一筹莫展, 一贫如洗; 破产2.■[俚](应试)落选, (考试)不及格not care a feather1.■毫不介意pick feathers of1.■劫掠(某人), 掠夺(某人)pick feathers of sb.1.■劫掠(某人), 掠夺(某人)Prince of Wales' feathers1.■英国王子的纹章(以鸵鸟羽毛三支组成)rise at a feather1.■[美口]一碰就冒火ruffle one's feathers1.■发怒ruffle sb.'s feathers1.■激怒某人rumpled feathers1.■乱蓬蓬的样子; 衣服七皱八折show the white feather1.■示弱, 胆怯mount the white feather1.■示弱, 胆怯fly the white feather1.■示弱, 胆怯singe one's feathers1.■损害自己的名誉; 冒险而受到损失smooth sb.'s rumpled feathers1.■稳住情绪, 使平息怒气smooth sb.'s ruffled feathers1.■稳住情绪, 使平息怒气wag the feather1.■炫耀自己的身分[荣誉]shake the feather1.■炫耀自己的身分[荣誉]You could have knocked me down with a feather .1.■我感到太惊奇了; 使我太震惊了。You might have knocked me down with a feather .1.■我感到太惊奇了; 使我太震惊了。feather out1.■减弱; 逐渐消失2.■长出羽毛3.■稀疏开来feather up to1.■[美俚]追求(女友)特殊用法contour feather1.■廓羽, 正羽down feather1.■绒羽embryonic feather1.■胚羽flight feather1.■飞羽hair feather1.■毛羽, 纤羽ice feathers1.■【水】冰羽pin feather1.■纤毛, 毛羽quill feathers1.■翮羽slip feather1.■(木工)舌榫tail feather1.■尾羽, 舵羽vane feather1.■羽, 廓羽vent feather1.■围肛羽feather in boss1.■轮毂滑键