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whiskers

/ˈwɪskərz/ /ˈwɪskɪrz/

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noun

胡须，腮须

That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.

Examples :

"My grandfather has long, white whiskers that he strokes when he's thinking. "

我爷爷有长长的、白色的腮须，他思考的时候会捋着它们。

body appearance human

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noun

胡须，髭须

A hair of the beard.

Examples :

"My grandfather has long, white whiskers on his chin. "

我爷爷的下巴上长着又长又白的胡须。

appearance body physiology animal

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noun

胡须，猫须

One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

Examples :

"The cat twitched its whiskers as it smelled the tuna. "

猫闻到金枪鱼的味道时，胡须动了一下。

animal body part appearance biology

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noun

细微的差距，一线之隔

The (very small) distance between two things.

Examples :

"It missed falling on your foot by a whisker."

差一点就砸到你的脚了，真可谓一线之隔。

gap amount space

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noun

帆桁须，船首小斜桅张索

Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.

Examples :

"The old sailing ship's whiskers held the bowsprit shrouds taut, preventing them from tangling. "

那艘老帆船的帆桁须拉紧了船首小斜桅张索，防止它们缠绕。

nautical sailing technical

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noun

须线, 触须图.

A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.

Examples :

"The whiskers on the box plot of test scores showed the highest and lowest scores in the class, indicating the range of student performance. "

测试分数箱线图上的须线显示了班级中的最高分和最低分，表明了学生表现的范围。

statistics math

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noun

胡须，髭须

One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.

Examples :

"The energetic puppy, a furry whiskers of joy, zoomed around the backyard, leaving a trail of swirling leaves in his wake. "

这只精力充沛的小狗，简直就是一团毛茸茸的快乐旋风，在后院里飞速奔跑，身后卷起一阵阵飞舞的落叶。

animal body appearance

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noun

金属毛刺，金属须状物。

A small tendril that forms on metal.

Examples :

"The metal plate had tiny whiskers growing on its surface. "

金属板的表面长出了细小的金属毛刺。

material technical science