feather

/ˈfeðə(r)//ˈfeðər/

★★★★★n.

feather
feathers

feathers
feathering
feathered
feathered

n

① (一根)羽毛
- ostrich feathers鸵鸟的羽毛

② 1(帽子等的)羽饰2[用复数形]衣装
- Fine feathers make fine birds.【谚】马靠鞍装,人靠衣裳。

③ 1(宝石、玻璃的)羽状瑕疵2轻[小]如羽毛的东西
- I don't care a feather.我毫不在乎。

④ 箭翎

⑤ 同色的羽毛;(同)种类
- They are of the same feather.他们属于同种类。
- Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚。

⑥ 情况;情绪,心情

⑦[集合用法]【古】猎鸟(类)

vt

① 装以羽毛;给(帽子等)加上羽饰;用羽毛覆盖;给(箭)上箭翎

②[划船]放平(桨面)

vi

① 长羽毛,成羽毛状<out>

②[划船]桨面平放着

词族

featheryadj.如羽毛的

短语

a feather in one's cap
- ① 值得骄傲的事物;荣誉
- Winning the scholarship was a feather in his cap.获得奖学金是他的一项荣誉。
feather one's nest
- ① 营私中饱,肥私囊
- The mayor seemed to be helping people, but was really feathering his nest.那市长似乎是在为民谋福利,但实际上却在营私中饱。
- He used the public funds to feather his own nest.他用公共资金营私中饱。
in fine [full, good, high] feather
- ① (人)兴高采烈;意气扬扬;精神抖擞
- When I last saw him, he was in fine feather.我上次见到他时,他精神饱满。
light as a feather
- ① 轻如羽毛
- Sally dieted until she was as light as a feather.莎莉节食直到身轻如燕。
make the feathers fly
- ① 引起争吵[争斗、大骚动]
- His very presence in their midst was enough to make the feathers fly.他出现在他们当中就足以引起大骚动。
show the white feather
- ① 示弱;胆怯
You could have knocked me down with a feather.
- ①[当感叹词用]【口】你使我感到惊讶。

同义词

breed
cast
description
ilk
kind
lot
manner
mold
nature
order
persuasion
sort
species
stamp
stripe
type
variety

feathering
fledge
plumage
plume
square

词路径

entity
physical entity
matter
substance
material
stuff
animal material
feather
plume
plumage

上位词

animal material
body covering
rotary motion
rotation

下位词

aftershaft
alula
bastard wing
contour feather
down
down feather
flight feather
hackle
marabou
pinion
quill
quill feather
scapular
spurious wing

词汇	feather
释义	feather /ˈfeðə(r)//ˈfeðər/ ★★★★★n. feather feathers feathers feathering feathered feathered n ① (一根)羽毛 ostrich feathers鸵鸟的羽毛 ② 1(帽子等的)羽饰2[用复数形]衣装 Fine feathers make fine birds.【谚】马靠鞍装,人靠衣裳。 ③ 1(宝石、玻璃的)羽状瑕疵2轻[小]如羽毛的东西 I don't care a feather.我毫不在乎。 ④ 箭翎 ⑤ 同色的羽毛;(同)种类 They are of the same feather.他们属于同种类。 Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚。 ⑥ 情况;情绪,心情 ⑦[集合用法]【古】猎鸟(类) vt ① 装以羽毛;给(帽子等)加上羽饰;用羽毛覆盖;给(箭)上箭翎 ②[划船]放平(桨面) vi ① 长羽毛,成羽毛状<out> ②[划船]桨面平放着词族 featheryadj.如羽毛的短语 a feather in one's cap ① 值得骄傲的事物;荣誉 Winning the scholarship was a feather in his cap.获得奖学金是他的一项荣誉。 feather one's nest ① 营私中饱,肥私囊 The mayor seemed to be helping people, but was really feathering his nest.那市长似乎是在为民谋福利,但实际上却在营私中饱。 He used the public funds to feather his own nest.他用公共资金营私中饱。 in fine [full, good, high] feather ① (人)兴高采烈;意气扬扬;精神抖擞 When I last saw him, he was in fine feather.我上次见到他时,他精神饱满。 light as a feather ① 轻如羽毛 Sally dieted until she was as light as a feather.莎莉节食直到身轻如燕。 make the feathers fly ① 引起争吵[争斗、大骚动] His very presence in their midst was enough to make the feathers fly.他出现在他们当中就足以引起大骚动。 show the white feather ① 示弱;胆怯 You could have knocked me down with a feather. ①[当感叹词用]【口】你使我感到惊讶。同义词 breed cast description ilk kind lot manner mold nature order persuasion sort species stamp stripe type variety feathering fledge plumage plume square 词路径 entity physical entity matter substance material stuff animal material feather plume plumage 上位词 animal material body covering rotary motion rotation 下位词 aftershaft alula bastard wing contour feather down down feather flight feather hackle marabou pinion quill quill feather scapular spurious wing
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