1. a feather in one's cap : 可夸耀的事, 卓越的成就；

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1. You might have knocked me down with a feather .
    我感到太惊奇了；使我太震惊了。

1. The young birds feathered.
    幼鸟长出了羽毛。

1. Birds of a feather flock together.
    鸟以群分，物以类聚。

2. feather是什么意思

2. I am not of that feather.
    我不是那种人。

1. 羽：羽绒夹克(jacet)包括羽绒背心羽绒是由绒(Don)和羽(Feather)构成的. 绒(Don)是由不含毛杆的羽毛,在其羽枝上长出的许多簇细丝,通过绒上的细丝相互交错形成了稳定的热保护层. 因此,绒是羽绒保暖的主要材料. 每一盎司的羽绒大约有2百万根细丝.

1. 羽毛
    A bird''s feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre.

    e.g. ...a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers.
           她用黑色鸵鸟羽毛给自己做的帽子
    e.g. ...a feather bed.
           羽毛褥垫床

2. 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
    If you describe two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have very similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs.

    e.g. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
           她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。

3. 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事
    If you describe something that someone has achieved as a feather in their cap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage.

    e.g. Harry''s appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
           哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。

4. to feather one''s nest -> see nest
    to ruffle someone''s feathers -> see ruffle

1. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

    Synonym: feathering

2. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

    Synonym: plumeplumage

1. grow feathers

    e.g. The young sparrows are fledging already

    Synonym: fledge

2. turn the oar, while rowing

    Synonym: square

3. turn the paddle
    in canoeing

    Synonym: square

4. cover or fit with feathers

5. join tongue and groove, in carpentry