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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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    word sets
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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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