
whisker
英 /ˈwɪskə/ 美 /ˈwɪskər/
- n. 动物的须a long, stiff hair growing near an animal's mouth
- n. 胡须;络腮胡子a hair growing on a man's cheeks or chin
A tiny drop of milk hung from one whisker.
一滴小小的牛奶挂在一根胡须上。
Each whisker provides sensory information that helps some mammals navigate confined spaces and detect changes in their surroundings.
每根触须都能提供感官信息,帮助某些哺乳动物在狭窄空间中行动并察觉周围的变化。
搭配
a cat's whiskers 猫的胡须twitch its whiskers 抖动胡须by a whisker 以微弱差距
辨析提示
通常用复数whiskers;by a whisker表示仅差一点。
词族
whiskered (adj.)
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