单词 | feature |
释义 | fea·ture I. 1. a. < a man of large feature > b. obsolete c. < a feature of English grammar is the number of periphrastic forms > < it is also possible to hear features of pitch and intonation — Stanley Newman > < this course teaches the student the features, operation, and care of darkroom equipment — Bulletin of Meharry Medical College > < it was a bad evening from then on, its only good feature being its shortness — Lloyd Alexander > 2. a. < stern of feature even when he smiled > b. (1) < a man with oriental features > < her head … seems too small for her generous features — Time > (2) features plural < an embarrassed blush on his features > c. obsolete < cheated of feature by dissembling nature — Shakespeare > d. < could not well describe the features of the painting > < an experience with no special or distinctive feature > 3. archaic 4. a. < sparse pine growth was a feature of the landscape > b. (1) < an account of the fire was a feature of the Sunday supplement > especially (2) < detailed weather reports are a feature of the morning paper > (3) 5. II. transitive verb 1. now dialect 2. < another performance of the Haydn Mass … featured our stop in Atlanta — R.K.Leopold > < agricultural radicalism featured the period from 1880 to 1896 — C.A.M.Ewing > 3. < can you feature wearing a necktie out here — K.M.Dodson > 4. a. < the newspaper featured the story of the murder > < the theater was featuring a murder-mystery film > b. < the string quartets feature a style more characteristic of the last century than this one > c. < their annual Blossom Festival, featured by parades, balls, concerts — American Guide Series: Michigan > intransitive verb < other lesser-known figures who feature in the book — Times Literary Supplement > < a Ten-Year Plan in which … urgently needed rehousing, hydroelectric, and other development schemes were intended to feature largely — New Statesman & Nation > III. < a feature story on candidates' wives > < a feature performer > < a feature picture > IV. |
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