feather

noun

1. 羽毛；翎毛
   one of the many soft light parts covering a bird's body
   1. a peacock feather
      孔雀羽毛
   2. a feather pillow (= one containing feathers)
      羽绒枕头

verb

verb

1. See also: ...a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers. ...a feather bed. feathered
2. PHRASE 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
   If you describe two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have very similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs.
   1. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
      她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
3. PHRASE 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事
   If you describe something that someone has achieved as a feather in their cap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage.
   1. Harry's appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
      哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。
4. to feather one's nest → see: nest

1. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
   她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
2. Harry's appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
   哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。
3. I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet
   我用胶带把羽毛的根部粘在了天鹅绒上。
4. Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
   人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。
5. Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?
   他们俩是不是像你们说的是半斤八两呢？
6. Pull yourself together; do you want to show the white feather in front of these people?
   振作起来！难道你甘愿在这些人面前示弱吗？
7. Things of one kind come together.; Birds of a feather flock together.
   物以类聚。
8. The chick will soon feather out.
   这只小鸡很快就要长羽毛了。
9. A feather bed enervates the body of a child.
   小孩睡羽绒床身体会变弱。
10. The feather floated lightly in the air.
    羽毛轻盈地飘在空中。
11. The feather wavered to the floor.
    羽毛飘摇落地。
12. One's death may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
    死有重于泰山，有轻于鸿毛。
13. It was like being smothered by a feather bed.
    这好像蒙了一床鸭绒被，捂得令人窒息。
14. Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.& all men must die, but some die a more meaningful death than others.
    人固有一死，死有重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。（司马迁《报任少卿书》）
15. The gift itself may be light as a goose feather; but sent from afar, it conveys deep feeling.
    千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重。
16. The stem of the bird feather is usually hollow.
    鸟羽毛的羽轴一般是中空的。
17. One feather overlaps another on a bird's wing.
    鸟翅膀上的羽毛一片压着一片。
18. The goose and the goat tell the girl about the lost feather.
    鹅和山羊把事情告诉了小女孩。
19. She gives the feather to the goose.
    她把羽毛还给了鹅。
20. 90. Furthermore, we gathered leather and feather for the future colder weather.
    90.而且，我们收集了皮革和羽毛以应付将来更冷的天气。
21. The goose loses a feather.
    鹅掉了一根羽毛。
22. I will send you a picture, the one with a pillow stuffed with a feather.
    我将送你一份美丽的图画，一个用枕头塞着一根羽毛。
23. He has conspired against me like the rest, and they are but birds of a feather.
    他和其余的人一样阴谋同我作对，他们是一丘之貉。
24. Suddenly, the feather disappeared.
    蓦地，羽毛在眼前消失了。
25. Fibres and the red feather of a tropical forest bird.
    纤维和一种热带森林鸟类的红色羽毛做成。
26. Weave together straw and feather.
    编织稻草和羽毛。
27. Without me, you are just a shabby little bird feather.
    没有我你只是根破烂的小鸟毛。
28. Yes, this is made of wild goose feather and this is made of skylark feather.
    是的，这把是用大雁羽毛做的，这把是用云雀羽毛做的。
29. They are birds of a feather.
    他们都是一丘之貉。
30. I tickled him with a feather.
    我用羽毛搔他的痒。

n.

a feather in your cap

• 可引以自豪的行为
  an action that you can be proud of

birds of a feather (flock together)

• 同类的人（聚在一起）；物以类聚
  people of the same sort (are found together)

you could have knocked me down with a feather

• （表示惊奇）
  used to express surprise

ruffle sb's/a few feathers

• 激怒；骚扰；使不安
  to annoy or upset sb or a group of people
  1. The senator's speech ruffled a few feathers in the business world.
     这位参议员的讲话惹恼了一些商界人士。

smooth (sb's) ruffled feathers

• 使息怒；劝解
  to make sb feel less angry or offended

v.

feather your (own) nest

• 中饱私囊
  to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else

tar and feather sb

• 把…浑身涂上沥青并粘上羽毛（作为惩罚）；严惩
  to put tar on sb then cover them with feathers, as a punishment

noun

1. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

   Synonym:    feathering

2. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

   Synonym:    plumeplumage

verb

1. grow feathers
   1. The young sparrows are fledging already

   Synonym:    fledge

2. turn the oar, while rowing

   Synonym:    square

3. turn the paddle

   Synonym:    square

4. cover or fit with feathers

5. join tongue and groove, in carpentry