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whisker是什么意思

whisker

英[ˈwɪskə(r)] 美[ˈwɪskər]

复数：whiskers;

词组

have (或 have grown) whiskers
(informal)(especially of a story) be very old (非正式)（尤指故事）古老；不再新奇
within a whisker of
(informal)extremely close or near to doing, achieving, or suffering something (非正式)险些儿；差一点儿

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N-COUNT

(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.
N-PLURAL

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 .
例句
...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
N-SING

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.
例句
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。

英汉词典释义

英英词典释义

Noun
1. a very small distance or space;
"they escaped by a hair's-breadth""they lost the election by a whisker"
2. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Verb
1. furnish with whiskers;
"a whiskered jersey"

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