Feather
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n. 羽毛，翎毛;狀態，心情;種類;槳葉的水平運動;
v. 給裝上羽毛，用羽毛裝飾;使（槳）與水面平行;長羽毛;
?? 例句
He had certainly shown the white feather in his regiment.
他在部隊里當然是貪生怕死的。
The feather wavered to the floor.
羽毛飄搖落地。
A feather bed enervates the body of a child.
小孩睡羽絨床身體會變弱。
He's careful what company he keeps."Birds of a feather flock together," he says.
他很注意結交，他說：“人以群分”。
A lady in full feather approached the sentinel on the sward.
一個衣著華麗的女人走近了草地上的哨兵。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ feat-功績,her-她:為表彰功績給她插上羽毛
※ father-父親,e-拼音“鵝”:爸爸在拔鵝的羽毛
※ leather-皮革,feather-羽毛:皮革的表面,怎會長羽毛
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
feather
n
1 any of the many light fringed structures that grow from a bird's skin and cover its body 羽毛. =>illus 見插圖.
2 (idm 習語) birds of a feather => bird. (be) a `feather in one's cap an achievement, etc that one can be proud of 可引以自豪的成就等
Winning the gold medal was yet another feather in her cap. 奪得金牌是她又一值得驕傲的成就. light as air/as a feather => light1. ruffle sb's feathers => ruffle. show the white feather => show2. smooth sb`s ruffled feathers => smooth2. you could have knocked me down with a feather => knock2.
feather v
1 [Tn] cover or fit (sth) with feathers 將羽毛覆蓋或裝在（某物）上
feather an arrow 給箭裝上翎.
2 [I, Tn] (in rowing) turn (one's oar) so that it passes flat just above the surface of the water （劃船時）將（槳葉）持平（略出水面而與水面平行）
The crew feathered (their oars) for the last few yards of the race. 在劃船比賽到最後幾碼時, 全體隊員回槳時把槳葉持平.
3 (idm 習語) feather one's (own) `nest (usu derog 通常作貶義) make oneself richer, more comfortable, etc, usu at sb else's expense 使自己更富足、 更舒適等（通常指犧牲他人的利益）; 中飽私囊. tar and feather sb => tar1 v.
?? 考研助記
父親(father)的被子(e)是 羽毛做的
?? 擴展釋義
*['fee?]n. 羽毛vi. 長羽毛vt. 用羽毛裝飾【化】 羽毛; 毛刺相關詞組: knock sb down with a feather
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You pick him up.
把他抱起來呀。
It's a matter of life and death.
事關生死。
The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
有人報告警察，說飛機上安放了一枚炸彈。