feather
/ˈfeðə(r)/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
羽毛
释义与例句
n.
羽毛
one of the light soft things that cover a bird's body
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The bird lost a small blue feather near the window.
那只鸟在窗边掉了一根蓝色的小羽毛。
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She found a white feather on the grass and kept it.
她在草地上捡到一根白色羽毛,把它留了下来。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The pillow is filled with soft goose feathers.
这个枕头里装满了柔软的鹅毛。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
feather 是可数名词,a feather / feathers;light as a feather 表示“轻如羽毛”,birds of a feather 指“同类人”。注意与 leather(皮革)区分。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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feathery 羽毛般的;轻柔的feathery 是形容词,形容像羽毛一样轻软,如 feathery clouds(羽毛状的云)。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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leather 皮革feather /ˈfeðə(r)/ 是“羽毛”;leather /ˈleðə(r)/ 是“皮革”。两词拼写只差开头字母,词义和发音都不同,不要写混。These shoes are made of soft leather. 这双鞋是用柔软的皮革做的。
常见搭配
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feather pillow 羽毛枕头He slept well on the soft feather pillow. 他枕着柔软的羽毛枕头,睡得很香。
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light as a feather 轻如羽毛The new laptop is light as a feather. 这台新笔记本电脑轻如羽毛。
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birds of a feather 同类人;志趣相投的人Birds of a feather flock together, as the saying goes. 常言道,物以类聚,人以群分。