feather

['feðə]

n.羽毛, 翎毛,种类
vt.用羽毛装饰
vi.长出羽毛

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

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  

英英释义

名词 feather:

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

同义词：plume, plumage

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

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。

补充

featherfeather英:[ˈfeðə] 美:[ˈfɛðɚ]n.1.羽毛Mr.Zhuge was holding a feather fan in his hand.诸葛先生手里拿着一把羽毛扇。

例句

1. The long tail feathers are a dark rich blue.长长的尾羽呈浓重的深蓝色。 2. a hat that she had trimmed herself with black ostrich feathers她自己动手用黑色鸵鸟羽毛装饰的帽子 3. It's only 9cm by 5cm and as light as a feather.它只有9厘米长、5厘米宽, 像羽毛一样轻。 4. She and my mother were birds of a feather.她和我母亲是一个类型的人。 5. Your promotion is a feather in your cap.被提拔是你的荣耀。 6. It didn't take a feather out of him.这对他没有造成丝毫伤害。 7. The puck came to Primeau, who just feathered it into the net.冰球来到普里莫跟前, 他轻轻一带就把它送入网了。 8. The Scottish Executive has been caught feathering the nest of private prison operators at the taxpayers' expense.这位苏格兰行政长官被发现动用纳税人的钱为私人监狱经营者牟利。 9. to feather an arrow给箭装上翎 10. 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。 11. birds feathering out正在长羽毛的鸟 12. he turned, feathering one oar slowly.他转过身来，缓缓地轻荡一桨。 13. the green fronds feathered against a blue sky.绿叶在蓝天下摇曳。 14. 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。 15. [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。 16. duck feathers鸭毛 17. tail/wing feathers尾/翼羽 18. downy feathers绒毛 19. a tuft of feathers一绺羽毛 20. a feather pillow = a pillow filled with feathers羽绒枕 21. Her suitcase felt as light as a feather. [=extremely light]她的手提箱极轻。 22. "When I found out I had won, you could have knocked me over with a feather. [=I was extremely surprised or astonished]"得知自己获胜，我惊讶不已。 23. The promotion was a feather in his cap.此次升职是他引以为傲的事情。 24. Those two guys are birds of a feather. [=they are very much alike]那两个家伙是一路人。 25. She likes to refer to birds as “our feathered friends.”她喜欢把鸟儿称为“我们那些长着羽毛的朋友”。 26. a feathered hat饰有羽毛的帽子 27. a bird with featherless legs腿上无毛的鸟儿 28. feather an arrow为箭装翎 29. She was accused of feathering her own nest with the company's money.她被控挪用公司钱款，中饱私囊。