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Whisker Cat Face 英 Wɪskə(R)] 美 Wɪskər N.腮须胡须;似须物;几乎要做 Heavy

英语单词 whisker
英美音标 英 ['wɪskə(r)] 美 ['wɪskər]
中文释义 n.腮须胡须;似须物;几乎要做
英语例句 (1) He has heavy whiskers.
(2) My mom is a cat whisker collector; I'm her sole supplier.
(3) The inorganic whisker is a special one in the High-tech new compound material.
(4) The candidate lost the election by a whisker.
中文例句 (1) 他长着很重的连鬓胡子。
(2) 我妈妈是位猫须收藏家,我是她唯一的供应商。
(3) 无机晶须材料是高技术复合材料中的一种特殊成员,
(4) 该候选人以微弱劣势失去了竞选
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词](猫、鼠等动物的)胡须 The whiskers of an animal such as a cat or a mouse are the long stiff hairs that grow near its mouth.
  [usu pl]
    2
    [N-PLURAL 复数名词]连鬓胡子;络腮胡子 You can refer to the hair on a man's face, especially on the sides of his face, as his whiskers .
    • ...wild, savage-looking fellows, with large whiskers, unshaven beards, and dirty faces.

      长着浓密的络腮胡子,胡须未刮且脸上脏兮兮的看起来很粗野的家伙

    3
    [N-SING 单数名词]微小的数量;一丝;一点儿 You can use whisker in expressions such as by a whisker or within a whisker of to indicate that something happened or is true, but only by a very small amount or degree.
    • A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million)...

      新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量(700万比690万)。

    • She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal...

      她离金牌只有一步之遥。

    • Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.

      现在的失业人数已接近300万。

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