| 释义 |
whisker/ˈwiskə/n. 1 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) the hair growing on a man's face, esp. on the cheek 胡须(尤指落腮须) 2 each of the bristles on the face of a cat etc. (猫等动物的)须 3 colloq. a small distance [口]一丝；些微之差 within a whisker of 差一点儿，险些; won by a whisker 以毫厘之差取胜 4 a strong hairlike crystal of metal etc. (金属等的)晶须 □ have (or have grown) whiskers colloq. (esp. of a story etc.) be very old [口] (尤指故事等)不新鲜了，太老了 □ whiskered adj.□ whiskery adj.[WHISK + -ER1] |