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用于指给箭等装羽毛的工序，of 后接被装羽的物体。
The feathering of arrows demands patience and a steady hand.
给箭装羽需要耐心和稳定的手。
羽毛；羽衣
羽状纹理；箭羽装配；叶形饰；羽状饰；洇墨
羽毛,羽衣。
Plumage.
羽毛般的质感。
A feathered texture.
给箭装羽。
The fitting of feathers to arrows.
小弧或叶瓣由突出尖瓣分隔的排列,常形成拱内线脚上的羽毛状装饰。
An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
墨迹在吸水性过强的纸上渗出的可见毛边。
Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
Proper feathering reduces wind resistance when rowing against a headwind.
适当的平桨动作可以减少逆风划船时的风阻。
用法提示：feathering 作为名词，指将船桨转向与水面平行的动作。
The coach emphasized the importance of feathering to avoid catching a crab.
教练强调了平桨的重要性，以避免划桨失误。
用法提示：feathering 在此指划船中平桨的技巧，名词用法。
Without feathering, the oar blade would drag in the air during the recovery.
如果不平桨，船桨在回桨过程中会拖拽空气。
用法提示：feathering 作为名词，描述划船动作中的平桨环节。
用于指给箭等装羽毛的工序，of 后接被装羽的物体。
The feathering of arrows demands patience and a steady hand.
给箭装羽需要耐心和稳定的手。
用所有格修饰时，指鸟或动物的羽毛、羽衣。
The bird's feathering is dense and glossy.
这只鸟的羽衣浓密而有光泽。
指墨水在吸水纸上渗出的可见毛边，常与 on 连用表示出现的位置。
The ink showed feathering on the absorbent paper.
墨水在吸水纸上出现了毛边。
grammar · medium
易错句子A feathering fell from the bird.
正确表达A feather fell from the bird.
feathering 指鸟的全身羽衣或羽状质感，不指单根羽毛；单根羽毛要用可数名词 feather。这里想说的是“一根羽毛”，所以不能用 feathering。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bird's feathering are bright.
正确表达The bird's feathering is bright.
feathering 作“羽衣、全身羽毛”讲时是不可数单数名词，谓语要用单数 is；不能因为汉语“羽毛”可指多根而把它当成复数用 are。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a feathering pillow.
正确表达She bought a feather pillow.
表示“羽毛填充的枕头”时，英语用名词 feather 作定语，不用 feathering；feathering 是表示羽衣或羽状纹理的名词，不能这样修饰 pillow。
feathering 作名词指鸟的全身羽毛或羽状外观，是集合/不可数概念；feather 通常指一根羽毛，也可作动词表示“给…装羽毛”。说“羽毛（总称）”用 feathering，说“一根羽毛”用 feather。
fettering 是动词 fetter（束缚、上脚镣）的现在分词，读音 /ˈfetərɪŋ/ 与 feathering /ˈfeðərɪŋ/ 相近；feathering 是名词，指羽毛或羽状装饰。表示“束缚”用 fettering，表示“羽毛/羽饰”用 feathering。
feathering 是名词，指羽毛（总称）或羽状装饰；feathery 是形容词，描述“像羽毛一样轻柔的”或“有羽状纹理的”。修饰名词时用 feathery，作主语或宾语时用 feathering。
adj. (feather + -y)
adj. (feather + -ed)
adj. (feather + -less)
n./adj. (feather + weight)
n. (feather + bed)
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