| 单词 | whisker |
| 释义 | whisker (once / 932 pages) nv A whisker is a thick, bristly hair that grows on an animal's face. Your cat's long whiskers actually help her to navigate in the dark. You can also call a human's beard whiskers, but the word usually means the stiff hairs on the snout of an animal like a fox, a walrus, or a rat. In fact, most mammals have whiskers — and humans are the only primates who don't have them. This noun can also mean "a tiny amount," like when a disappointed voter says, "The other guy won by a whisker." WORD FAMILYwhisker: whiskered, whiskering, whiskerless, whiskers, whiskery+/whisk: whisked, whisker, whisking, whisks USAGE EXAMPLESThe Bramble Cay melomys were long-tailed, whiskered creatures who lived on an island in the Great Barrier Reef; today none exist. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens … bright copper kettles…. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) The one with the slightly shorter, golden bristly whiskers. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat Syn|Hyper sensory hair, vibrissa hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism 2n a very small distance or space they lost the election by a whisker Syn|Hyper hair, hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude 3v furnish with whiskers a whiskered jersey Syn|Hyper bewhisker furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to |
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