whiskers

n.

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1. 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
  • ...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. 
  • 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)。

  • She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal...

    她离金牌只有一步之遥。

  • Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.

    现在的失业人数已接近300万。

Noun

1. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

1. He thinks he's the cat's whiskers.
他自命不凡。

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2. He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.
他看着猫舔胡须上的牛奶。

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3. The actor in role of an old man wears false whiskers.
扮演老头的演员戴着假胡子。

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