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 bird's feathers are beautiful.
  这只鸟的羽毛很漂亮。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You did buy a string of goose feathers?
  你真买了一串鹅毛啊？
• 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。
• 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。
• The hides and feathers are missing.
  兽皮和羽毛都不见了。
• It is black with white feathers and a red beak.
  它是黑色的，有白色的羽毛和一个红色的嘴。
• 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。