英语词汇“whisker”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

whisk•er n. [countable]

Usually, -kers. [plural] the hair growing on a man's cheeks and chin.
a single hair of the beard.
Mammalsone of the long bristlelike hairs growing near the mouth of an animal, as a cat.

Idioms

Idioms by a whisker, by the closest, smallest, or narrowest amount or margin:lost the tournament by a whisker.

whisk•ered, adj.

whisk•er n.

whiskers, a beard.
Usually, whiskers. See side whiskers.
a single hair of the beard.
[Archaic.]a mustache.
one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat or rat;
vibrissa.
Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called whisk′er boom′, whisk′er pole′. any spar for extending the clew or clews of a sail so that it can catch more wind.
Electronics, Radio and Television[Radio, Electronics.]See cat whisker.
Crystallographya thin filament of a crystal, usually several millimeters long and one to two microns in diameter, having unusually great strength.
by a whisker, by the narrowest margin:She won the race by a whisker.

1375–1425; late Middle English; see whisk, -er¹

whisk′er•y, adj.

whisker /ˈwɪskə/ n

any of the stiff sensory hairs growing on the face of a cat, rat, or other mammal
Technical name: vibrissa
any of the hairs growing on a person's face, esp on the cheeks or chin
(plural) a beard or that part of it growing on the sides of the face
(plural) informal a moustache
Also called: whisker boom, whisker pole any light spar used for extending the clews of a sail, esp in light airs
a very fine filamentary crystal having greater strength than the bulk material since it is a single crystal. Such crystals often show unusual electrical properties
a person or thing that whisks
a narrow margin; a small distance: he escaped death by a whisker

单词	whisker
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 whisk•er /ˈhwɪskɚ, ˈwɪs-/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Usually, -kers. [plural] the hair growing on a man's cheeks and chin. a single hair of the beard. Mammalsone of the long bristlelike hairs growing near the mouth of an animal, as a cat. Idioms Idioms by a whisker, by the closest, smallest, or narrowest amount or margin:lost the tournament by a whisker. whisk•ered, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 whisk•er (hwis′kər, wis′-),USA pronunciation n. whiskers, a beard. Usually, whiskers. See side whiskers. a single hair of the beard. [Archaic.]a mustache. one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat or rat; vibrissa. Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called whisk′er boom′, whisk′er pole′. any spar for extending the clew or clews of a sail so that it can catch more wind. Electronics, Radio and Television[Radio, Electronics.]See cat whisker. Crystallographya thin filament of a crystal, usually several millimeters long and one to two microns in diameter, having unusually great strength. by a whisker, by the narrowest margin:She won the race by a whisker. 1375–1425; late Middle English; see whisk, -er¹ whisk′er•y, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whisker /ˈwɪskə/ n any of the stiff sensory hairs growing on the face of a cat, rat, or other mammal Technical name: vibrissa any of the hairs growing on a person's face, esp on the cheeks or chin (plural) a beard or that part of it growing on the sides of the face (plural) informal a moustache Also called: whisker boom, whisker pole any light spar used for extending the clews of a sail, esp in light airs a very fine filamentary crystal having greater strength than the bulk material since it is a single crystal. Such crystals often show unusual electrical properties a person or thing that whisks a narrow margin; a small distance: he escaped death by a whisker
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