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- whiskers whisk whirlwind whirl whirl tube
n.
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N-COUNT
(猫、鼠等动物的)胡须 The whiskers of an animal such as a cat or a mouse are the long stiff hairs that grow near its mouth.
2.
N-PLURAL
连鬓胡子;络腮胡子 You can refer to the hair on a man's face, especially on the sides of his face, as his whiskers .
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...wild, savage-looking fellows, with large whiskers, unshaven beards, and dirty faces.
长着浓密的络腮胡子,胡须未刮且脸上脏兮兮的看起来很粗野的家伙
3.
N-SING
微小的数量;一丝;一点儿 You can use whisker in expressions such as by a whisker or within a whisker of to indicate that something happened or is true, but only by a very small amount or degree.
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A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million)...
新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量(700万比690万)。
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She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal...
她离金牌只有一步之遥。
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Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.
现在的失业人数已接近300万。
- Noun
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1. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- synonym: beard,face fungus
- 1. He thinks he's the cat's whiskers.
- 他自命不凡。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.
- 他看着猫舔胡须上的牛奶。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The actor in role of an old man wears false whiskers.
- 扮演老头的演员戴着假胡子。
来自《简明英汉词典》


