词典释义：
any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs
羽毛，翎毛。
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（狗、马等动物腿上的）丛毛。
a small side branch on a tree
（树的）侧枝。
[with obj.]rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance
使（螺旋桨）顺流交距。
vary the angle of attack of (rotor blades)
使（旋翼）周期变距。
【划船】 平掠回（桨）
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he turned, feathering one oar slowly .他转过身来，缓缓地平掠回桨。
[no obj., with adverbial]float, move, or wave like a feather
如羽毛般浮动（或移动、飘动）
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the green fronds feathered against a blue sky .绿叶在蓝天的衬托下摇曳。
[with obj. and adverbial]touch (someone or something) very lightly
轻抚。
[with obj.]blend or smooth delicately
小心翼翼地把…混合起来（或把…弄平）
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feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes. 轻轻地连抹几下，把涂料调抹进去。
[no obj.](of ink, lipstick, etc.)separate into tiny lines after application
（油墨、口红等抹上后）化开，变模糊
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[as noun
feathering ]a long-lasting formula that resists feathering and protects the lips. 一种持久抗化和的保护双唇的配方。
short for
<Bold>FEATHER-CUT</Bold>的简称。
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a feather in one's cap an achievement to be proud of 骄人的成就 -
feather one's （own） nest make money illicitly and at someone else's expense 营私，中饱私囊 -
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as） light as a feather extremely light and insubstantial 轻如鸿毛
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