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.
  1. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
     她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• tofeatherone'snest→ see:nest

双语例句

• The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers for us.
  孔雀为我们展示了它美丽的尾羽。
• Newly-hatched chicks have downy feathers.
  刚孵出来的小鸡长着一身氄毛。
• 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 officers who found the birds described them as small with brown and black feathers.
  谁发现的人员介绍他们的鸟的羽毛，黑色和棕色小。
• The bird's feathers are beautiful.
  这只鸟的羽毛很漂亮。
• Feathers are important to birds.
  羽毛对鸟很重要。
• Duck and goose feathers are used to make very warm blankets.
  鸭子和鹅的羽毛可以用来制成温暖的毯子。
• 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。
• Questions and answers highlight some outstanding characteristics of farm animals, such as a chicken's feathers and a horse's mane.
  问题和答案突出了农场里动物的显著特征，比如鸡的羽毛和马的鬃毛。
• Who am I? I have colorful feathers!
  我是谁？我有彩色的羽毛。