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- a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face颏上的胡须, 络腮胡子。
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- a tuft of hair on the chin of certain mammals, for example a lion or goat（狮子或山羊等哺乳动物的）须, 胡子。
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- an animal's growth or marking that is likened to a beard, for example the gills of an oyster, or the beak bristles of certain birds（动物的）颔毛; （牡蛎的）鳃; （某些鸟类喙上的）须状羽毛。
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- a tuft of hairs or bristles on certain plants, especially the awn of a grass（植物的）芒, 髯毛。
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- N. Amer. informal a woman who accompanies a homosexual man as an escort to a social occasion, in order to help conceal his homosexuality〈北美, 非正式〉（在社交场合陪同男性同性恋者以掩饰其同性恋身份的）名义女伴。
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- US informal a person who carries out a transaction, typically a bet, for someone else in order to conceal the other's identity〈美, 非正式〉替身（尤指代替他人作打赌等交易以便掩盖其身份的人）。
短语
beard the lion in his den（或lair）
- confront or challenge someone on their own ground在狮穴捋狮须, 太岁头上动土。
派生词
bearded
adjective一个胡子灰白的男人
beardless
adjective词源
Old English， of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart.