whisker

英 [ˈwɪskə(r)]

美 [ˈwɪskər]

n. (猫、鼠等的)须; 络腮胡子; 连鬓胡子

复数：whiskers　

Collins.1 / BNC.11959 / COCA.13794

习惯用语

be, come, etc. within a whisker of sth/doing sth

by a whisker

be the cat's whiskers/pyjamas

最棒的东西（或主意、人等）
to be the best thing, person, idea, etc.
He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself) .
他自以为了不起。

noun

（猫、鼠等的）须
any of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, etc.
络腮胡子；连鬓胡子
the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his cheeks and chin

(猫、鼠等动物的)胡须
Thewhiskersof 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 hiswhiskers.
1. ...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 usewhiskerin expressions such asby a whiskerorwithin a whisker ofto indicate that something happened or is true, but only by a very small amount or degree.
1. 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)。
2. She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal...
  她离金牌只有一步之遥。
3. Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.
  现在的失业人数已接近300万。

noun

a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Synonym:vibrissasensory hair
a very small distance or space
1. they escaped by a hair's-breadth
2. they lost the election by a whisker
Synonym:hair's-breadthhairsbreadthhair

verb

Erosion wear resistance of aluminum borate crystal whisker reinforced coatings
硼酸铝晶须增强涂料的冲刷磨损性能研究
She came within a whisker of taking a gold medal
她离金牌只有一步之遥。
I passed the examination by a whisker.
我考试差一点就及格了。
Study on preparation and performance of CaSO_4 whisker/ PP-R composite
CaSO4晶须/PP-R树脂复合材料制备及性能研究
A summary of the study on the growth mechanism and stabilizing treatment of calcium sulfate whisker
硫酸钙晶须的生长机理及稳定化处理研究综述
Influences of decoloring of bitter brine, ratio of magnesium to boron, nucleation method on composition and morphology of magnesium borate whisker were investigated.
系统研究了苦卤的脱色、镁硼比例以及成核方式对晶须组成和形貌的影响。
Research on influencing factor of mechanical properties of SiC whisker toughened photosensitive resins
SiC晶须增韧光敏树脂的力学性能影响因素研究
Meanwhile, the whisker orientation affects the shapes of the stress strain curves of the composites.
同时晶须取向也影响复合材料的热压缩应力-应变曲线的形状。
Study on the preparation and morphology of calcium sulfate whisker by hydrothermal synthesis method;
研究了分别填充钛酸钾晶须、碳酸钙晶须、针状硅灰石对刹车片摩擦磨损性能的影响。
The roof tile missed me by a whisker.
屋顶的瓦一差一点儿就砸在我头上了。