feather sth (with sth)
及物动词,宾语是被装饰或覆盖的事物;with 引出所用的羽毛或其他材料,也可省略。
The dancers feathered their costumes with bright plumes.
舞者用鲜艳的羽毛装饰他们的戏服。
用羽毛装饰;饰以羽毛;使呈羽毛状;榫槽接合;平桨;顺桨
to cover or furnish something with feathers; to fletch an arrow
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
在桨离开水面时旋转桨以减少风阻。
To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.
通过将飞机螺旋桨的叶片旋转至与螺旋桨轴垂直的方向来流线化,当发动机关闭时,以防止螺旋桨在飞行中空转。
To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight.
精细地刨削或斜切边缘。
To finely shave or bevel an edge.
将图像的像素与背景或相邻图像的像素混合或融合。
To intergrade or blend the pixels of an image with those of a background or neighboring image.
书写或印刷墨水因渗入介质而显得模糊。
Of written or printed ink: to take on a blurry appearance as a result of spreading through the receiving medium.
使轻如羽毛;赋予翅膀。
To render light as a feather; to give wings to.
使丰富;提升;使受益。
To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.
(公鸡)踩踏。
To tread, as a cockerel.
在球杆支架上来回移动球杆准备击球。
To move the cue back and forth along the bridge in preparation for striking the cue ball.
瞄准时意外用球杆尖端碰到母球。
To accidentally touch the cue ball with the tip of the cue when taking aim.
像羽毛一样轻触。
To touch lightly, like (or as if with) a feather.
像羽毛一样轻柔地移动。
To move softly, like a feather.
一般现在时
He feathers the joint carefully.
他小心地拼接榫头。
一般过去时
The carpenter feathered the boards yesterday.
木匠昨天拼接了木板。
现在完成时
She has feathered the edges smoothly.
她已经平滑地拼接了边缘。
木工中拼接榫卯
The carpenter feathered the oak planks for the cabinet.
木匠将橡木板榫接起来制作橱柜。
用法提示:feather 作为动词,表示将木板通过榫头和榫槽连接。
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。
用法提示:现在分词 feathering 表示正在进行榫接动作。
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。
用法提示:第三人称单数 feathers 表示每次榫接操作。
及物动词,宾语是被装饰或覆盖的事物;with 引出所用的羽毛或其他材料,也可省略。
The dancers feathered their costumes with bright plumes.
舞者用鲜艳的羽毛装饰他们的戏服。
被动形式常用于描述箭装上箭羽,也可泛指某物被羽毛覆盖。
Each arrow was feathered with goose quills.
每支箭都装上了鹅毛箭羽。
图像处理用语,指让边缘像素与背景混合,使过渡显得柔和。
Feather the edges of the selection so it blends into the background.
把选区的边缘羽化,使其与背景自然融合。
主要用于给箭装箭羽,是专业术语;feather 的使用范围更广,还可用于鸟、羽饰等。
在‘给箭装羽’的意义上可与 feather 互换;但其更常见的意思是抚养幼鸟直至会飞,此时不能替换。
多用于书面语,常指以羽毛作装饰,或指鸟用喙整理羽毛;不如 feather 直接表示‘覆盖羽毛’。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ceremonial arrow is feather by hand.
正确表达The ceremonial arrow is feathered by hand.
be 后面表示被动要用 feather 的过去分词 feathered,不能用动词原形;be feathered 一起构成被动语态,意思是“被装上羽毛”。汉语没有动词形态变化,容易直接填原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子The arrows were feathered by goose feathers.
正确表达The arrows were feathered with goose feathers.
表示“用某种材料装饰或覆盖”时,材料前用介词 with,by 只用来引出动作的执行者。这里的鹅毛是材料而不是施动者,所以要用 with;汉语的“用羽毛”常被直译成 by。
grammar · medium
易错句子He feather the arrows for the archery club.
正确表达He feathers the arrows for the archery club.
主语 He 是第三人称单数,一般现在时的动词要加 -s,写成 feathers。汉语动词不随主语变化,因此常把 -s 漏掉。
本反义词对应“feather”作动词“给…装上羽毛”(覆盖或装饰羽毛)的义项。pluck 指从鸟身上拔除羽毛,与 feather 添加羽毛方向相反;但 feather 的引申义(如旋转桨叶、木工榫槽接合等)不使用 pluck 作为反义。
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。
feather 可指给箭装上箭羽(即 fletch),是制箭工序之一。
划船时 feather 指把桨转平以减小风阻。
航空中 feather 指将螺旋桨桨叶转到与气流平行的位置,减小阻力。
图像处理中 feather 指对像素边缘做柔和混合或渐变。
木工中 feather 可涉及舌榫与凹槽的接合。
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。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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