whiskers

英 [ˈwɪskəz]

美 [ˈwɪskərz]

n.  (猫、鼠等的)须; 络腮胡子; 连鬓胡子
whisker的复数

化学

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.
  1. ...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 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.
  1. 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)。
  2. She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal...
     她离金牌只有一步之遥。
  3. Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.
     现在的失业人数已接近300万。

英英释义

noun

• the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
  Synonym:beardface fungus

双语例句

• Give it a little nose and some whiskers.
  给它画一个小鼻子和一些胡须。
• Are your bones itching? Demanded whiskers wang, standing up too and putting on his coat.
  “你的骨头痒了么？”王胡也站起来，披上衣服说。
• Both upper side and subiculum have brown whiskers and look good.
  上披和下托边边都有棕须，十分耐看。
• See, if you give a woman whiskers and a chapeau ( hat), the woman becomes a cat.
  知道了吗？如果给女人戴上胡须跟帽子，她就变成猫了。
• The study is on synthesis of mullite whiskers by sol-gel method, using industrial alumina sol and silica sol as raw materials.
  以工业纯铝溶胶和硅溶胶为原料，采用溶胶-凝胶工艺制备了莫来石晶须。
• She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin
  她现在很老了，戴着圆圆的金属架小眼镜，下巴上还长出了胡须。
• My new car is just the cats whiskers.
  我的新车真是好极了。
• His whiskers bristled and his coat-collar stood on end with rage.
  他的须子竖了起来、外套领子也因为愤怒而竖了起来。
• The animal's whiskers began to twitch.
  那动物的须开始抽动。
• His red whiskers were dyed of a purple hue.
  他的红髯子染成了紫色。