whisker
英 [ˈwɪskə(r)]
美 [ˈwɪskər]
n. (猫、鼠等的)须; 络腮胡子; 连鬓胡子
复数：whiskers
Collins.1 / BNC.11959 / COCA.13794
习惯用语
n.
- be, come, etc. within a whisker of sth/doing sth
- 几乎要做；险些要做
to almost do sth - They came within a whisker of being killed.
他们险些丢了性命。 by a whisker - 差一点儿
by a very small amount be the cat's whiskers/pyjamas - 最棒的东西（或主意、人等）
to be the best thing, person, idea, etc. - He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself) .
他自以为了不起。
牛津词典
noun
- （猫、鼠等的）须
any of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, etc. - 络腮胡子；连鬓胡子
the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks and chin
柯林斯词典
- (猫、鼠等动物的)胡须
Thewhiskersof 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 hiswhiskers.- ...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
- ...wild, savage-looking fellows, with large whiskers, unshaven beards, and dirty faces.
- N-SING 微小的数量；一丝；一点儿
You can usewhiskerin expressions such asby a whiskerorwithin a whisker ofto indicate that something happened or is true, but only by a very small amount or degree.- 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。 - Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.
现在的失业人数已接近300万。
- A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million)...
英英释义
noun
- a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
- a very small distance or space
- they escaped by a hair's-breadth
- they lost the election by a whisker
verb
- furnish with whiskers
- a whiskered jersey
双语例句
- I passed the examination by a whisker.
我考试差一点就及格了。 - Wear resistance of complex reinforced coating with aluminum borate whisker and graphite powder
硼酸铝晶须和石墨粉复合增强型涂料的耐磨性能 - Meanwhile, the whisker orientation affects the shapes of the stress strain curves of the composites.
同时晶须取向也影响复合材料的热压缩应力-应变曲线的形状。 - They understand that the difference between winning and losing is often as slight as a cat's whisker.
他们理解到在胜利与失败之间的经常只有像猫髯一样细微的差别。 - A summary of the study on the growth mechanism and stabilizing treatment of calcium sulfate whisker
硫酸钙晶须的生长机理及稳定化处理研究综述 - Investigation on the SiC Whisker Reinforced Resin Matrix Composite in the UV Curing of Rapid Prototyping
光固化快速成型中SiC晶须增强树脂基复合材料的研究 - My mom is a cat whisker collector, I'm her sole supplier.
我妈妈是位猫须收藏家，我是她唯一的供应商。 - Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.
现在的失业人数已接近300万。 - The roof tile missed me by a whisker.
屋顶的瓦一差一点儿就砸在我头上了。 - Influence of ZnO Whisker on the Agglomeration and Properties of TCP/ HAP Composite Bioceramics
ZnO晶须对TCP/HAP双相生物陶瓷烧结行为和性能的影响