whisker
noun
Definitions of whisker noun
- Countable(可數名詞)
one of the long, stiff hairs that grow on the face of a mammal, such as a cat or a mouse
（貓、鼠等動物的）鬚；觸鬚
The cat used its whiskers to feel the width of the narrow space.
那隻貓用鬍鬚感受狹窄空間的寬度。
The mouse's whiskers helped it navigate in the dark.
老鼠的鬍鬚幫助它在黑暗中導航。
He noticed that his elderly dog's whiskers were starting to turn white.
他注意到他年邁的狗的鬍鬚開始變白。
Phrases of whisker noun
- whiskers
The hair that grows on a man's face, particularly on the sides of the face or the lower part of the chin.
（尤指男性臉部側面或下巴上的）鬍鬚；鬚毛。
• He trims his whiskers every morning.
他每天早上都會修剪鬍鬚。
Idioms
- by a whisker
By a very small margin or degree.
差之毫釐
• They won the race by a whisker.
他們以微小的差距贏得了比賽。
- come within a whisker of (doing) something
To almost succeed in doing something, or for something to almost happen to someone.
差一點就做成某事；某事差點就發生
• He came within a whisker of winning the race, but ultimately lost.
他差一點就贏得了比賽，但最終還是輸了。