whisker
n.髯,连鬓胡子
释义2:
whisker
/ 5hwIskE , 5wIs- /
◙ noun1. a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of many mammals• 须 (whiskers)the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks• 胡须;髯 a single crystal of a material in the form of a filament with no dislocations• 晶须;针状单晶2. (a whisker)[informal] a very small amount• [非正式] 少许,少量 »they won the election by a whisker. 他们以微弱的优势赢得选举。【IDIOMS】
◘ have (或 have grown) whiskers1. [informal] (especially of a story) be very old• [非正式] (尤指故事)古老;不再新奇◘ within a whisker of1. [informal] extremely close or near to doing, achieving, or suffering something• [非正式] 险些儿;差一点儿【派生】
♦ whiskered adjective♦ whiskery adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (originally denoting a bundle of feathers, twigs, etc., used for whisking): from the verb whisk + -er
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