whisker
n
1 whiskers [pl]
long hair growing on a man's face 络腮胡子; 连鬓胡子. Cf 参看 beard1 a, moustache 1.
2 [C] any of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, rat, etc (猫、 鼠等的)须. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iii.
3 (idm 习语) be the cat's whiskers/pyjamas => cat1. by a `whisker by a very small amount or margin 差一点儿
She missed the first prize by a whisker. 她只差一点儿就能得到头奖了.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
He was just able to lie down on the ground, but could not stand up.
他只能躺在地上,但不能站起来。
Von Frisch watched the wagging dance very carefully.