| 词汇 | feathering |
| 释义 | feathering present participle offeather feather verb[ T ] sailing specializeduk /ˈfeð.ər/ us /ˈfeð.ɚ/ to turn oars (= poles with flat ends used to move a boat) so that the flat parts are horizontal above the water while you prepare for the next pull（桨叶与水面平行地）划（桨） Rowing bow bowman canvas cox feather four oar oarsman oarswoman out-row row rower rowing scull sculling shell Idiomfeather your own nest Examples of featheringfeathering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The technique involves feathering the matchline of an anterior electron beam and shallow tangents 0.5-1 cm each day during treatment. Whatever the hereafter might hold in store, there is nothing like feathering one's nest in the herebefore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have already had a reference this afternoon to the cockerel feathering his nest while the hen sits on the eggs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again it appears that we are not really feathering our nests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That constitutes feathering the nest before the cuckoo gets into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Assets should not be sold at the last minute because people are feathering their nests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The waiting lists lengthened because the consultants who are criticising hospital ancillary workers were busy feathering their nests through private practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Money can always be found, on this circular argument, for excesses of expenditure by people who are very likely feathering their own nests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that they are interested in is in looking after their friends, in feathering their own nests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they have had a taxation policy since 1979 of feathering the beds of the very rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there are also arguments that such people are the chief beneficiaries of the elite's constant feathering of their nests, and so their travel and assets should be frozen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My concern was that we would leave ourselves open to allegations of feathering our nests and being seen to be looking after our own political interest. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They were not feathering their own nests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is described as having black eyes, dark gray or purple leg colour, with silver or red hackles and sometimes red feathering on the wings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Spreading away from the furrows are smaller grooves called "feathering" or "cracking". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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