feather

feather

['feðə]

n.羽毛, 翎毛,种类
vt.用羽毛装饰
vi.长出羽毛

例句与用法：

Feather is very light, so that we say "as light as a feather".

羽毛很轻，因此我们说“轻如鸿毛”。

My daughter asked me to buy her a pillow stuffed with feathers.

我女儿请求我给她买一个羽绒枕头。

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 |

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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

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。