beard

beard
noun
  1. a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face[mass noun]
    颏上的胡须，络腮胡子
    ■a tuft of hair on the chin of certain mammals, for example a lion or goat
    （狮子或山羊等哺乳动物的）须，胡子
    ■an animal's growth or marking that is likened to a beard, for example the gills of an oyster, or the beak bristles of certain birds
    （动物的）颔毛；（牡蛎的）鳃；（鸟类喙上的）须状羽毛
    ■a tuft of hairs or bristles on certain plants, especially the awn of a grass
    （植物的）芒，髯毛
  2. (N. Amer. informal)a woman who accompanies a homosexual man as an escort to a social occasion, in order to help conceal his homosexuality
    (北美,非正式)（在社交场合陪同男性同性恋者以掩饰其同性恋身份的）名义女伴
  3. (US informal)a person who carries out a transaction, typically a bet, for someone else in order to conceal the other's identity
    (美，非正式)替身（尤指代替他人作打赌等交易以便掩盖其身份的人）
verb
  1. [with obj.]boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable)
    对抗（令人畏惧的人），顶撞，冲撞
常用词组
beard the lion in his den (或 lair)
  1. confront or challenge someone on their own ground
    在狮穴捋狮须，太岁头上动土
派生
bearded
adjective
  1. 一个胡子灰白的男人
    [often incombination]a grey-bearded man.
beardless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart
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