Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #4798
feather
羽毛
Any of the light, horny growths covering a bird's body, used for flight, warmth, protection, and display.
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A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
鸟类身体上生长的分枝状、毛发状结构,用于飞行、游泳、保护和展示。
- 2.
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
羽毛
- 3.
Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.
狗或马,尤其是挽马(如克莱兹代尔马)腿下的长毛,通常指后腿的毛。
- 4.
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
平桨
- 5.
One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.
箭杆上的翅片或翼。
- 6.
A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways or rotationally but permit motion lengthwise.
从物体上突出的纵向条带,用于加强或插入另一物体的槽中,以防止侧向或旋转位移,但允许纵向运动。
- 7.
Kind; nature; species (from the proverbial phrase "birds of a feather").
种类;性质;类别(源自谚语“物以类聚”)。
- 8.
One of the two shims of the three-piece stone-splitting tool known as plug and feather or plug and feathers; the feathers are placed in a borehole and then a wedge is driven between them, causing the stone to split.
三件套石材分裂工具中的两个楔片之一,称为楔和羽;羽放入钻孔中,然后在其间插入楔子,使石头裂开。
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The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water.
桨或桨轮浮子的角度调整,相对于水平轴,当它离开或进入水中时。
- 10.
Anything petty or trifling; a whit or jot.
任何琐碎或微不足道的东西;一点点。
- 11.
Partridges and pheasants, as opposed to rabbits and hares (called fur).
指鹧鸪和野鸡,与兔子和野兔(称为毛皮)相对。
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A junction indicator attached to a colour-light signal at an angle, which lights up, typically with four white lights in a row, when a diverging route is set up.
附在彩色灯信号上的交叉指示器,当设置了分岔路线时,通常以四个白灯一排的形式亮起。
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A faint edge.
模糊的边缘。
种类;品性;同类;(马、狗等腿部的)长毛,距毛;箭羽;箭翎;平桨;桨叶回旋角度;滑键;导向长键
In use
The peacock spread its colorful feathers to attract a mate.
She found a small feather on the ground and picked it up.
Birds use their feathers to keep warm and to fly.
a/an + feather
She found a feather on the ground.
她在地上发现了一根羽毛。
plural feather + verb
The bird has beautiful feathers.
那只鸟有漂亮的羽毛。
Connections
Collocations
- feather pillow
- 羽绒枕
- She prefers a feather pillow to memory foam.她更喜欢羽绒枕而不是记忆棉枕。
- feather duster
- 鸡毛掸子
- He used a feather duster to clean the shelves.他用鸡毛掸子清理架子。
- feather bed
- 羽绒床垫
- The old inn had a comfortable feather bed.那家老客栈有一张舒服的羽绒床垫。
- feather boa
- 羽毛围巾
- She wore a pink feather boa to the party.她戴着一条粉色羽毛围巾去参加派对。
- feather hat
- 羽毛帽
- The actress arrived in a glamorous feather hat.那位女演员戴着一顶华丽的羽毛帽到场。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
feather 中的 'fea' 像 '飞',小鸟用羽毛飞翔。
Context & Register
名词'feather'通常指鸟类的羽毛,语境中性,常用于日常描述或动物学讨论。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'feather': they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the ending /ðər/. Be careful of lookalikes like 'father' (vowel /ɑː/), 'feature' (vowel /iː/), and 'further' (vowel /ɜː/). Note that 'together' has a different stress pattern but still rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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