whisker是什么意思？

whisker

英[ˈwɪskə(r)] 美[ˈhwɪskɚ, ˈwɪs-]

• n. 细须，连鬓胡子，〈美俚〉腮帮子，[化]须晶；

复数：whiskers;

例句

• They came within a whisker of being killed. 他们险些丟了性命。
• However, It'suffers from some problems such as tin whisker, surface color changes and bath mudding. 但纯锡电镀中存在着许多问题,如锡晶须 、 镀层变色及镀液混浊等.
• He missed the first prize by a whisker. 他和头奖擦肩而过.
• You escaped serious injury by a whisker, so consider yourselves very lucky. 你差一点就受重伤, 你应该觉得自己很幸运.
• Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million. 现在的失业人数已接近300万。
• A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million). 新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量（700万比690万）。
• She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal... 她离金牌只有一步之遥。
• A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million)... 新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量(700万比690万)。

词组

• have (或 have grown) whiskers
  (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
  (informal)extremely close or near to doing, achieving, or suffering something (非正式)险些儿；差一点儿

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (猫、鼠等动物的)胡须
  The whiskers of an animal such as a cat or a mouse are the long stiff hairs that grow near its mouth.
• N-PLURAL
  连鬓胡子;络腮胡子
  You can refer to the hair on a man's face, especially on the sides of his face, as his whiskers .
  例句
  ...wild, savage-looking fellows, with large whiskers, unshaven beards, and dirty faces. 长着浓密的络腮胡子，胡须未刮且脸上脏兮兮的看起来很粗野的家伙
• N-SING
  微小的数量；一丝；一点儿
  You can use whisker in expressions such as by a whisker or within a whisker of to indicate that something happened or is true, but only by a very small amount or degree.
  例句
  A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million)... 新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量(700万比690万)。 She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal... 她离金牌只有一步之遥。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (某些动物的)须
  He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers. 他看着猫舔胡须上的牛奶。
  一丝；一点儿；些微之差
  He missed the first prize by a whisker. 他和头奖擦肩而过。 They came within a whisker of being killed. 他们险些丟了性命。 You escaped serious injury by a whisker, so consider yourselves very lucky. 你差一点就受重伤,你应该觉得自己很幸运。
  几乎要做；险些要做
  They came within a whisker of being killed. 他们险些丟了性命。
  以毫微之差；险些；差一点
  He missed the first prize by a whisker. 他和头奖擦肩而过。 You escaped serious injury by a whisker, so consider yourselves very lucky. 你差一点就受重伤，你应该觉得自己很幸运。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a very small distance or space;
  "they escaped by a hair's-breadth""they lost the election by a whisker"
  2. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
• Verb
  1. furnish with whiskers;
  "a whiskered jersey"

行业词典

• 体育： 极小的差距；
  生物学： [噬菌体]颈须；
  航天： 晶须；