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Feather Birds V Soft Cap Proud Light Idiom

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feather ★★☆☆☆
/fe̱ðə(r)/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
feathered
羽毛 A bird's feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre.
  • ...a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers.

    她用黑色鸵鸟羽毛给自己做的帽子

  • ...a feather bed.

    羽毛褥垫床

  • 2
    [PHRASE 短语]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.
      [usu v-link PHR]
  • She and my mother were birds of a feather.

    她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。

  • 3
    [PHRASE 短语]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.
      [usu v-link PHR]
  • 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

    to ruffle someone's feathers→see:
    ruffle

    Oxford
    fea·ther / ˈfeðə(r) ; NAmE ˈfeðər /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    feather feathers feathered feathering
    noun _birds_comp.jpg _feather.jpg one of the many soft light parts covering a bird's body 羽毛;翎毛 a peacock feather 孔雀羽毛 a feather pillow (= one containing feathers) 羽绒枕头 IDIOM a ˈfeather in your cap an action that you can be proud of 可引以自豪的行为 ORIGIN This idiom comes from the Native American custom of giving a feather to sb who had been very brave in battle. 此习语源自美国土著的风俗,把一根羽毛奖赏给在战斗中表现英勇的人。 more at
    bird
    ,
    knock
    v.
    ,
    ruffle
    v.
    ,
    smooth
    v.
    verb IDIOM feather your (own) ˈnest to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else 中饱私囊 more at
    tar
    v.
    fea·ther / ˈfeðə(r) ; NAmE ˈfeðər /
    LDC
    feather1 noun
    feather2 verb
    featherfeath‧er1 /ˈfeðə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
    Word Origin
    Examples
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    Collocations
    Phrases
    1feather (1)one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body:  an ostrich featherfeather bed/pillow etc (=a bed etc that is filled with feathers)2a feather in your cap something you have done that you should be proud of light as a feather
    at light2(4)
    , → birds of a feather
    at bird(5)
    , → ruffle somebody’s feathers
    at ruffle1(2)
    feather1 noun
    feather2 verb
    featherfeather2 verb [transitive]
    Verb Table
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    1feather your nest to get money by dishonest methods2to put feathers on an arrow tar and feather somebody
    at tar2(3)
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