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| /ˈwɪskə/ |
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| 1 | C one of several long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of some animals （动物的）须 | The cat licked its whiskers. 猫舔了舔自己的须。 | |
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| 2 | whiskers plural mainly literary stiff hairs that grow out of a man’ s face , especially on his cheeks 胡须；（尤指）连鬓胡子，颊须 |
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| - | by a whisker
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| by a very small amount |
| 以毫厘之差；差一点儿 |
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| The roof tile missed me by a whisker. 屋顶的瓦差一点儿就砸在我头上了。 |
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| - | come within a whisker of sth informal
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| if you come within a whisker of something , it nearly happens |
| 某事几乎发生 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| whiskered adj |
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