feather one's nest
collocation中饱私囊；借机自肥
The corrupt manager feathered his nest with company funds.
这名腐败的经理利用公司资金中饱私囊。
给…装上羽毛；给箭装上箭羽
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给…装上羽毛；给箭装上箭羽
to cover or furnish something with feathers; to fletch an arrow
The carpenter feathered the oak planks for the cabinet.
木匠将橡木板榫接起来制作橱柜。
用羽毛覆盖或装饰；(指箭)装上羽毛。
To cover or furnish with feathers; (when of an arrow) to fletch.
装饰,如同用羽毛；加边饰。
To adorn, as if with feathers; to fringe.
以羽毛的方式或外观排列。
To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.
木工中的榫槽接合
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
feather
Base
原形
feathers
3rd person
第三人称单数
feathering
-ing
现在分词
feathered
Past
过去式
feathered
Past participle
过去分词
He feathers the joint carefully.
他小心地拼接榫头。
The carpenter feathered the boards yesterday.
木匠昨天拼接了木板。
She has feathered the edges smoothly.
她已经平滑地拼接了边缘。
木工中拼接榫卯
She is feathering the edges of the panels before assembly.
她正在组装前将面板的边缘进行榫接。
He feathers each joint with precision to ensure a perfect fit.
他精确地榫接每个接头，确保完美契合。
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中饱私囊；借机自肥
The corrupt manager feathered his nest with company funds.
这名腐败的经理利用公司资金中饱私囊。
给箭装上箭羽
He feathered his arrows with goose quills.
他用鹅羽给箭装上箭羽。
（划船时）将桨叶转为水平以减小风阻
Rowers feather the oars when rowing into a strong wind.
逆强风划船时，桨手会把桨叶转为水平以减小风阻。
给螺旋桨顺桨（使桨叶与气流平行）
The pilot feathered the propeller after the engine failed.
发动机故障后，飞行员给螺旋桨顺桨以减少阻力。
羽化选区（使选区边缘的像素柔和过渡）
Feather the selection slightly before applying the filter.
在应用滤镜之前，先将选区稍微羽化。
值得骄傲的成就
Winning the contract was a real feather in her cap.
赢得这份合同是她值得骄傲的成就。
惹恼，激怒
His comments about the new policy ruffled a few feathers.
他对新政策的评论激怒了一些人。
中饱私囊，自肥
The manager was accused of feathering his own nest with company funds.
那位经理被指责用公司资金中饱私囊。
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记忆联想：羽毛（feather）很轻，动词就是“装上羽毛”——给箭装箭羽、给东西饰羽毛，想到轻盈的羽毛就能想起这个动作。
语域：mixed 常见场景：划船/桨手操作、航空/发动机桨叶、图像处理/编辑、制箭/箭羽安装 该词作动词时语域比较多样，通常取决于搭配领域：在划船、航空、图像处理等场景中多作专业术语，语气偏正式或中性；在一般描写中表示“用羽毛装饰”则偏书面/文学。日常口语中单独使用较少，宜按实际语境判断。
作及物动词，在木工领域指将榫头嵌入榫槽中连接。
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