feathers
- 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
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N-COUNT 羽毛
A bird's feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre....a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers.
她用黑色鸵鸟羽毛给自己做的帽子
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PHRASE 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
If you describe two people as birds 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。
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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 a feather in their cap, 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。
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to feather one's nest→ see:nest
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The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere .
垫子撕破了，羽毛掉得到处都是。
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A duck 's feathers shed water immediately .
鸭子的羽毛不沾水。
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The little girl was as light as a feather .
那小女孩轻得很。
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The senator 's speech ruffled a few feathers in the business world .
这位参议员的讲话惹恼了一些商界人士。
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The male has beautiful tail feathers .
雄鸟有美丽的尾羽。
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Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim .
她的帽子嵌着羽毛，帽檐很宽，真是件奇物。
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The female sat on the eggs , fluffing out her feathers .
母鸟抖开羽毛孵蛋。
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The bird fanned out its tail feathers .
这只鸟把尾羽展成扇形。
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The bird ruffled up its feathers .
这只鸟竖起了羽毛。
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Feathers of various kinds are used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes .
美洲印第安人在举行仪式时用到各种羽毛。
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She and my mother were birds of a feather .
她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
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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。
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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。
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I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet
我用胶带把羽毛的根部粘在了天鹅绒上。
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Politicians are usually careful not to ruffle the feathers of their constituents .
政治家们通常都很小心，避免激怒了他们的选民。
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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。
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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。
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It is as light as a feather .
轻如鸿毛。
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This bird has feathers of gorgeous colours .
这只鸟有着绚丽的羽毛。
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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？
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Things of one kind come together . ; Birds of a feather flock together .
物以类聚。
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Pull yourself together ; do you want to show the white feather in front of these people ?
振作起来！难道你甘愿在这些人面前示弱吗？
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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。
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A feather bed enervates the body of a child .
小孩睡羽绒床身体会变弱。
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The feather floated lightly in the air .
羽毛轻盈地飘在空中。
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The chick will soon feather out .
这只小鸡很快就要长羽毛了。
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The feather wavered to the floor .
羽毛飘摇落地。
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Though death befalls all men alike , it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather .
人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。
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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。
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The stem of the bird feather is usually hollow .
鸟羽毛的羽轴一般是中空的。