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feather /ˈfeðə(r)/► SEE ALLa feather in your capfeather your (own) nestbirds of a feather (flock together)you could have knocked me, etc. down with a feather(as) light as air/a feather
●a ˈfeather in your capan achievement, a success or an honour which you can be proud of （足以自豪的）荣誉，成就◆It’s a real feather in his cap to represent his country in the Olympics.
能够代表祖国参加奥运会真是他的骄傲。 OPP a black mark (against sb) ORIGIN This idiom comes from the Native American custom of giving a feather to somebody who had been very brave in battle. 这个习语源于美洲印第安人将羽毛授予英勇作战的人的习俗。●feather your (own) ˈnestmake yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else 营私自肥；中饱私囊；谋取私利◆He’s been feathering his own nest at the expense of the people he was supposed to be helping.
他本来应该帮助那些人的，却借此从中谋取私利。●birds of a ˈfeather (flock toˈgether) (saying) similar people (spend time together) 物以类聚，人以群分；兴趣爱好相同的人（常聚在一起）◆She spent most of her time abroad with other English speakers, which I suppose is only natural. Birds of a feather flock together, after all.她在国外大部分时间都和讲英语的人在一起，我想这很自然。毕竟，物以类聚嘛。●you could have knocked me, etc. down with a ˈfeather (informal) used to tell sb about a very surprising experience （表示惊讶）真让人大吃一惊；令人大跌眼镜◆When they said how much the painting was worth, you could have knocked me down with a feather!当他们告诉我这幅画值多少钱时，我惊得目瞪口呆！●(as) light as ˈair/a ˈfeatherweighing very little; very light 像空气／羽毛一样轻；很轻◆I love this jacket — it’s really warm but it’s as light as a feather.我喜欢这件夹克，因为它又暖又轻。◆Her sponge cakes are as light as air.她做的海绵蛋糕很轻。 OPP weigh (half) a ton |