feather

复数：feathers过去式：feathered过去分词：feathered现在分词：feathering第三人称单数：feathers

1. [C]羽毛 any of the many light fringed structures that grow from a bird's skin and cover its body

• have feathers有羽毛
• pluck a feather拔羽毛
• make the feathers fly引起争吵〔斗争〕
• show the white feather显示懦弱,表现胆怯

• beautiful feathers美丽的羽毛
• fine feathers好羽毛,好的外表
• white feathers白色的羽毛

• tail feathers尾巴上的长翎毛,尾翎毛

• in fine〔good〕 feather情绪很好
• in full feather穿着盛装
• in high feather情绪很好
• knock sb down with a feather使某人十分惊奇

birds of a feather n. 一丘之貉

white feather白羽毛（怯懦的象征）；胆怯，害怕

feather fan羽毛扇

feather duster羽毛掸帚；鸡毛帚

ruffle one's feathers发怒，不开心

in full feather ◎盛装，穿戴得整整齐齐 , ◎(如运动员等)精神饱满，精力充沛，健康状况良好

feather out减弱；逐渐消失

feather bed羽毛褥垫；羽毛铺盖；安适的处境

feather yarn羽毛纱

1. Feather is very light, so that we say "as light as a feather".
   羽毛很轻，因此我们说“轻如鸿毛”。
2. A feather floated down on the wind.
   一根羽毛随风飘落。
3. The peacock displayed its fine tail feather.
   那只孔雀展现其美丽的尾部羽毛。
4. Birds of a feather flock together.
   物以类聚，人以群分
5. I am not of that feather.
   我不是那一种人。

1. The chick will soon feather out.
   这只小鸡很快就要长羽毛了。