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

• 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 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。
• The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers for us.
  孔雀为我们展示了它美丽的尾羽。
• This kind of tree is interesting. It's like a peacock spreads its tail feathers.
  这种树挺有意思，跟孔雀开屏似的，当然我也在树下学了下孔雀。
• 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。
• Feathers are important to birds.
  羽毛对鸟很重要。
• Chicken feathers really are flying up to heaven.
  鸡毛居然飞上天去了。鸡毛确实要上天了。
• 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。
• He feathered arrows with duck's feathers.
  他用鸭毛给箭装上箭翎。
• 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。