whisker

whisker
noun
  1. a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of many mammals

    ■(whiskers)the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks
    胡须;髯
    ■a single crystal of a material in the form of a filament with no dislocations
    晶须;针状单晶
  2. (a whisker)(informal)a very small amount
    (非正式)少许,少量
    they won the election by a whisker.
    他们以微弱的优势赢得选举。
常用词组
have (或 have grown) whiskers
  1. (informal)(especially of a story) be very old
    (非正式)(尤指故事)古老;不再新奇
within a whisker of
  1. (informal)extremely close or near to doing, achieving, or suffering something
    (非正式)险些儿;差一点儿
派生
whiskered
adjective
whiskery
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally denoting a bundle of feathers, twigs, etc., used for whisking): from the verb whisk + -er
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