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whisker

noun
🔊/ˈwɪskə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɪskər/
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  1. [countable] any of the long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, etc.（猫、鼠等的）须
    Topics Animalsc2
  2. whiskers
     [plural] (old-fashioned or humorous) the hair growing on a man’s face, especially on the sides of his face络腮胡子；连鬓胡子
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a bundle of feathers, twigs, etc., used for whisking): from the verb whisk + -er.
Idioms
be the cat’s whiskers/pyjamas
  1. (old-fashioned, informal) to be the best thing, person, idea, etc.最棒的东西（或人、主意等）
    • He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself).他自以为了不起。🔊🔊
be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/doing something
  1. (informal) to almost do something几乎要做；险些要做
    • They came within a whisker of being killed.他们险些丢了性命。🔊🔊
by a whisker
  1. (informal) by a very small amount差一点儿