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 fluffed out its feathers.
  那鸟抖抖身子蓬开羽毛。
• He feathered arrows with duck's feathers.
  他用鸭毛给箭装上箭翎。
• The hides and feathers are missing.
  兽皮和羽毛都不见了。
• Who am I? I have colorful feathers!
  我是谁？我有彩色的羽毛。
• The bottom of the nest is laid with feathers and hairs.
  巢的底部是用羽毛和毛发铺成的。
• 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。
• 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。
• A jay emerged from the juniper bush in a flash of blue feathers.
  只见亮闪闪的蓝色羽毛一闪，一只松鸦从刺柏丛中钻了出来。
• 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。
• One day I gave thee a willow battledore and a shuttlecock with yellow, blue and green feathers.
  有一天，我买了一个柳条拍子和一个黄蓝绿三色的羽毛球给你。