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Whisker 牛津8 Whis•Kerbre /ˈwɪskə(R)/Name /ˈwɪskər/Noun  Word Origin 1 [Countable] Any Long Stiff

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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

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柯林斯2008

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