feather

feather
noun
  1. any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs
    羽毛；翎毛
    ■(feathers)a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal
    （狗、马等动物腿上的）一圈长毛
    ■a small side branch on a tree
    （树的）小侧枝
verb
  1. [with obj.]rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance
    使（螺桨）顺流交距
    ■vary the angle of attack of (rotor blades)
    调整（动叶片的）攻角
    ■(Rowing)turn (an oar) so that it passes through the air edgeways
    (划船)（收桨时）与水面平行划（桨）
    he turned, feathering one oar slowly.
    他转过身来，缓缓地轻荡一桨。
  2. [no obj., with adverbial]float, move, or wave like a feather
    （如羽毛般）飘浮；移动；波动
    the green fronds feathered against a blue sky.
    绿叶在蓝天下摇曳。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]touch (someone or something) very lightly
    轻抚
  3. [with obj.]blend or smooth delicately
    （细致地）混合；抹平
    feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes.
    连续轻轻地调抹几下，把颜料细致地混合进来。
  4. [no obj.](of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application
    （墨水、口红等）使用后分裂成细线
    [as noun feathering]a long-lasting formula that resists feathering and protects the lips.
    防止开裂、保护双唇的持久配方。
  5. short for feather-cut
    feather-cut的简称
常用词组
a feather in one's cap
  1. an achievement to be proud of
    骄人的成就
feather one's (own) nest
  1. make money illicitly and at someone else's expense
    营私，中饱私囊
(as) light as a feather
  1. extremely light and insubstantial
    轻如鸿毛；空虚缥缈
派生
featheriness
noun
featherless
adjective
feathery
adjective
语源
  1. Old English fether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veer and German Feder, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit patra 'wing', Latin penna 'feather', and Greek pteron, pterux 'wing'
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