单词 | whisker |
释义 | whisker['hwiskə]n. 腮须, 胡须, 一丝儿【化】 晶须 whisker whisk.er AHD: [hw¹s“k…r, w¹s“-] D.J. [6hw!sk*, 6w!s-]K.K. [6hw!sk+, 6w!s-]n.(名词)1. whiskers The hair on a man's cheeks and chin.whiskers 髯,胡须:男人脸颊及下巴上的毛发2. A single hair of a beard or mustache.(一根)须:一根络腮胡或八字胡的胡须3. One of the long stiff tactile bristles or hairs that grow near the mouth and elsewhere on the head of most mammals; a vibrissa.刚毛,触须,嘴须:绝大多数哺乳动物的长在嘴附近或头部其它位置的长而硬的触觉硬髭或毛发4. Informal A narrow margin; a hairsbreadth:【非正式用语】 毫厘之差,些微之差:The candidate lost the election by a whisker.该候选人以微弱劣势失去了竞选5. Nautical One of two spars or booms projecting from the side of a bowsprit for spreading the jib or flying-jib guys.【航海】 左右撑杆:从船首斜桁侧边支出的两根圆杆或桅桁下的一根,用于展开三角帆或伸开三角帆的绳索6. Chemistry An extremely fine filamentary crystal with extraordinary shear strength and unusual electrical or surface properties.【化学】 强化水晶:一种极度精纯的针状结晶体,具有超常的剪应力及不同寻常的电性及表面属性语源:1. Middle English wisker [anything that wisks] 中古英语 wisker [用于掸的东西] 2. from wisken [to whisk] * see whisk 源自 wisken [掸] *参见 whisk继承用法:whisk“ered 或 adj.(形容词)whisk“ery |
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