1 N-COUNT 羽毛 A bird's feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre. 羽毛
SYN plume
3 PHRASE 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉 If you describe two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have very similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs. 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
4 PHRASE [usually verb-link PHRASE] 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事 If you describe something that someone has achieved as a feather in their cap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage. 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事
5 to feather one's nest→see: nest to ruffle someone's feathers→see: ruffle
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