Front | whisker |
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Back | 牛津8 whis•kerBrE /ˈwɪskə(r)/NAmE /ˈwɪskər/noun  word origin 1 [countable] any of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, etc.2 whiskers [plural] (old-fashioned or humorous) the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks and chinbe, come, etc. within a whisker of sth/doing sth (BrE)to almost do sthThey came within a whisker of being killed.by a ˈwhiskerby a very small amount more at be the cat's whiskers/pyjamas at cat 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 |
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