英：['wɪskərɪ]
美：['wɪskərɪ]
whiskery如何读
whiskery是什么意思
- 生长胡须的,年长的,古老的
whiskery英英释义
noun
a hair of the beard
archaic mustache
hairbreadth
lost the race by a whisker
one of the long projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal (such as a cat or bird)
an outrigger extending on each side of the bowsprit to spread the jib and flying jib guys—usually used in plural
a shred or filament resembling a whisker
a thin hairlike crystal (as of sapphire or copper) of exceptional mechanical strength used especially to reinforce composite structural material
whiskery词源英文解释
singular of whiskers mustache, from whisk >entry 2
The first known use of whisker was circa 1600
whiskery儿童词典英英释义
Whitsuntidenoun
the week beginning with Whitsundayespecially: the first three days of this week
Whitsundaynoun
pentecost sense 2
whitewash1 of 2verb
to whiten with whitewash
to explain away or cover up
refused to whitewash the scandal
to clear of a charge of wrongdoing by offering excuses, hiding facts, or conducting a careless investigation
accused the city council of whitewashing the mayor
informal to prevent an opponent in a game or contest from scoring
whitewash2 of 2noun
a mixture (as of lime and water) for whitening a surface
a clearing or covering up of wrongdoing
whitenverb
to make or become white or whiter
whiteheadnoun
a small whitish lump in the skin caused by the fluid given off by an oil gland when the canal leading from the gland is blocked
whiskernoun
a hair of the beard
plural the part of the beard growing on the sides of the face or on the chin
one of the long hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal (as a cat or mouse)
whiskery 例句
1 Their whiskery, puppy-like faces and lolling, seemingly serene behavior often delights onlookers.
2 Photograph: Reeves/Getty Images The biggest thing that Deborah Cohen achieves in this book of marvels is to dislodge, once and for all, the whiskery idea that the Victorians were a generation of secret keepers.
3 The whiskery creature was first spotted by birdwatchers in September and has since settled into the City by the Bay.
4 Harry went back to the castle later that afternoon with Ron and Hermione, unable to banish the image of the happy expression on Hagrid’s whiskery face as he had imagined Harry winning the tournament.
5 The new species was identified by its coloring, jaw shape, fins, skeleton and whiskers, the study said.
6 But as it went through multiple charging cycles, whiskery tendrils, or dendrites, of lithium grew across the electrolyte.
7 His long, whiskery brows moved like strings on a marionette.
8 He won the race by a whisker.
9 There's Talking Cat, Stalking Cat and OMG Cat, not to mention all of the cats climbing curtains, leaping into boxes and generally looking all whiskery and adorable for the camera.
10 Disheartened by the cramped, scarring conditions at local animal services, Dunn started a nonprofit foster program to help whiskery creatures find homes in 2010.
11 “That was a real touchstone for me,” he says, adding that they did take artistic license with Stanton’s approach to facial hair, which in reality was “very whiskery.”
12 Ubirajara also has feather impressions, including a “mane” of whiskery hairs that run down the dinosaur’s back.
13 "Why, you whiskery old skunk, you ain't got the grit to shoot sour apples," was Billy's answer.
14 He scratched his whiskery face, making a sound like sandpaper on rough wood.
15 As a whiskery adult, I've abided by Dad's example; in his book, cleanliness was next to manliness.
16 El Flaco, his trademark black moustache now turned a whiskery grey, was jailed for 50 years in Buenos Aires on Thursday for masterminding a plan to steal new-born babies.
17 And I was so deeply absorbed with the idea that I did not at first see the whiskery old man who was coming my way in a farm wagon.
18 The dancers keep likening Joachim to a frog – though he's more akin to a rodent, with his whiskery grin and beady black eyes.
19 When I looked closer, I saw that it was true: they had no nails, except for a few whiskery fibers that were trying to grow back.
20 Mr. Jones, who rides alongside Ms. Swank as a whiskery ruffian known as Briggs, uses western iconography to dismantle a familiar set of romantic myths.
whiskery 同义词
whiskery 短语相关
within a whisker of