网站首页  日语词典  汉语词典  英语词典

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 feather
释义
feather 1 | feather 2 | feather 3 | feather 4 |
[TOP]☞ feather
fea·ther / ˈfeðə(r) / noun   one of the many soft light parts covering a bird's body
   羽毛;翎毛:
   a peacock feather
   孔雀羽毛
   a feather pillow (= six containing feathers)
   羽绒枕头
 IDIOMS 
▪ a 'feather in your cap
   an action that you can be proud of
   可引以自豪的行为
 ORIGIN  This idiom comes from the Native American custom of giving a feather to sb who had been very brave in battle.
   此习语源自美国土着的风俗,把一根羽毛奖赏给在战斗中表现英勇的人。
⇨ more at bird , knock v., ruffle v., smooth v. verb▪ feather your (own) 'nest
   to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else
   中饱私囊
⇨ more at tar v. [TOP]feather
feath·er¹ / ˈfɛðə ; ˈfeðə / noun [C]
1. one of the light soft things that cover a bird's body
   羽毛,翎:
   an ostrich feather
   鸵鸟的羽毛
   feather bed / pillow etc ( = a bed etc that is filled with feathers )
   羽绒褥垫/枕头等
2. a feather in your cap, something you have done that you should be proud of
   值得自豪的成就,卓越的成就
⇨ light as a feather at LIGHT ² (4)
⇨ birds of a feather at BIRD (5)
⇨ ruffle sb's feathers at RUFFLE ¹ (2)
feather² verb [T]
1. feather your nest, to get money by dishonest methods
   营私自肥,中饱私囊
2. to put feathers on an ARROW
   为〔箭〕装翎
⇨ tar and feather sb at TAR ² (3) [TOP]feather
UK ['feð.ər] US [-ɚ]
noun countable
 ADVANCED 
» one of the many soft light things which cover a bird's body, consisting of a long thin central part with material like hairs along each side
   羽毛;翎毛
   peacock/ostrich feathers
   孔雀/鸵鸟羽毛
   feather pillows (= those containing feathers)
   羽绒枕头
   The bird ruffled its feathers.
   这只鸟竖起了羽毛。
UK ['feð.ər] US [-ɚ]
noun countable
be (as) light as a feather
» to be very light in weight
   轻如鸿毛
UK ['feð.ər] US [-ɚ]
noun countable
a feather in your cap
» an achievement to be proud of
   可引以为傲的成就
   It's a real feather in our cap to be representing Britain in this contest.
   代表英国参加这次比赛是真正让我们引以自豪的事。
UK ['feð.ər] US [-ɚ]
verb transitive specialized
» to turn oars (= poles with flat ends used to move a boat) so that the flat parts are horizontal above the water while you prepare for the next pull
  (桨叶与水面平行地)划(桨)
UK ['feð.ər] US [-ɚ]
verb transitive specialized
feather your own nest mainly disapproving
» to make yourself rich, especially in a way that is selfish or dishonest
   中饱私囊 [TOP]feather ●●○○○
1.N-COUNT 可数名词 See also: feathered; 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.
  1. ...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
  2. ...a feather bed.
    羽毛褥垫床
2.PHRASE 短语 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.
  【搭配模式】:usu v-link PHR
  1. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
    她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
3.PHRASE 短语 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.
  【搭配模式】:usu v-link PHR
  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。
4. to feather one's nest→see: nest; to ruffle someone's feathers→see: ruffle;
    随便看

     

    注文网英汉双解词典包含3566573条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。

     

    Copyright © 2002-2024 atl3c.com All Rights Reserved
    更新时间:2026/10/27 0:17:35