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
- Newly-hatched chicks have downy feathers.
刚孵出来的小鸡长着一身氄毛。 - In bed, I rest my head on a soft pillow filled with feathers.
我躺在床上，将头枕在柔软的羽绒枕上。 - Mandalas were originally made from Buffalo hides, Eagle feathers, and wild animal furs.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。 - The bird fluffed out its feathers.
那鸟抖抖身子蓬开羽毛。 - His coach was green and silver, and the horses wore ostrich feathers.
他的马车漆成绿色和银色，马头上顶着鸵鸟毛。 - 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。 - The altars were adorned with orange feathers, chrysanthemums and gold cloth.
圣坛用橘黄色的羽毛，菊花和金线织物装饰着。 - Covered mainly in brown and green feathers, they have large flashes of bright orange feathers under their wings.
表面主要是棕色和绿色的羽毛；一对翅膀下面长亮橙色的羽毛。 - His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers
他那直截了当、往往还粗鲁生硬的办事方式无疑会激怒一些人。 - A jay emerged from the juniper bush in a flash of blue feathers.
只见亮闪闪的蓝色羽毛一闪，一只松鸦从刺柏丛中钻了出来。