中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.羽毛，翎毛；羽饰；箭羽。
2.(同样)毛色；种类。
3.鸟；〔集合词〕禽类 〔cf. fur〕。
4.(宝石等的)羽状瑕疵；【无线电】羽状回波；轻如羽毛的东西；零杂废物。
5.(划船)桨叶的水平运动；(潜艇上潜望镜引起的)微波。
6.【建筑】榫牙。
7.【机械工程】滑键；(铸件的)周缘翅片。
8.服装，服饰。
9.状态，心情。
短语和例子
Fine feathers make fine birds. 〔谚语〕佛靠金装，人靠衣装。 I am not of that feather. 我不是那种人。 Birds of a feather flock together. 〔谚语〕物以类聚。 fur, fin and feather 兽类、鱼类和鸟类。 a feather in one's cap [hat] 值得夸耀的事；荣誉。 be spitting feathers 大怒。 birds of a feather 同一类人，一丘之貉。 crop sb.'s feathers 杀某人的威风。 cut a feather 船头破浪前进。 in feather 有羽毛[羽饰]的。 in full feather (雏等)长满了毛的；盛装；精神抖擞。 in good [high, fine, full] feather 身强力壮，兴高采烈。 knock sb. down with a feather 使人十分惊奇。 make the feathers fly 〔美口〕 1. 工作得很起劲。 2. 用激烈的语言或使用武力对付；引起争斗[争吵]。 not a feather to fly with 一文不名，一筹莫展。 not care a feather 毫不介意。 rise at a feather 〔美口〕一碰就冒火。 ruffle one's feathers 发怒。 ruffle sb.'s feathers 激怒某人。 show the white feather 示弱。 singe one's feathers 损害自己的名誉；使自己受损失；事业失败。 smooth sb.'s rumpled feathers 稳住情绪，使平息怒气。 wag the feather 炫耀自己的身分。
vt.
1.给装上羽毛，用羽毛装饰，用羽毛覆盖；在…上装箭羽。
2.使(桨)与水面平行；【航空】使(螺桨)顺流交距，使(旋翼)周期变距。
3.射掉(飞禽的)羽毛。
4.(用楔形部件)使连接。
短语和例子
feather an arrow 上箭翎。 feather one's nest 贮备；肥私囊。
vi.
1.长羽毛；成羽毛状；像羽毛似的动摇。
2.使桨与水面平行；【航空】(螺桨)顺流交距；(旋翼)周期变距。
短语和例子
feather out 1. 长出羽毛。 2. (边缘、末端)稀疏开来；飘散开来。3.减弱；逐渐消失。feather up to 〔美俚〕追求(女友)。
-like
adj.
1. 轻如羽毛的。
2. 羽毛状的。

turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
同义词：feathering,

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
同义词：plume, plumage,

grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
同义词：fledge,

turn the oar, while rowing
同义词：square,

turn the paddle; in canoeing
同义词：square,

cover or fit with feathers

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some non-avian theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates, and indeed a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty.

例句与用法

His clients were of the same feather .
他的顾客都属于同一类型的人物。

You could have knocked him down with a feather .
你简直使他愣住了。

I can see you through your feathers .
我隔着你的肉皮儿就能看到你的心！

A feather bed enervates the body of a child .
小孩睡羽绒床身体会变弱。

He feathered arrows with duck's feathers .
他用鸭毛给箭装上箭翎。

Birches and oaks feathered the narrow ravines .
桦树和橡树密生于狭谷中。

Feathers are the distinctive covering of birds .
羽毛是鸟类特有的蔽体物。

The chick will soon feather out .
这只小鸡很快就要长羽毛了。

She held her feather duster by handle .
她拿着鸡毛掸子的把。

Do n't put feathers in your own cap .
别尽往自己脸上贴金。