1. a feather in one's cap : 可夸耀的事, 卓越的成就；
1. You might have knocked me down with a feather .
我感到太惊奇了；使我太震惊了。
不及物动词
1. The young birds feathered.
幼鸟长出了羽毛。
名词
1. Birds of a feather flock together.
鸟以群分，物以类聚。
2. feather
2. I am not of that feather.
我不是那种人。
1. 羽毛
A bird\'s feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre.
e.g. ...a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers.
她用黑色鸵鸟羽毛给自己做的帽子
e.g. ...a feather bed.
羽毛褥垫床
2. 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
If you describe two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have very similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs.
e.g. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
3. 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事
If you describe something that someone has achieved as a feather in their cap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage.
e.g. Harry\'s appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。
4. to feather one\'s nest -> see nest
to ruffle someone\'s feathers -> see ruffle
1. 羽毛
A bird\'s feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre.
e.g. ...a hat that she had made herself from black ostrich feathers.
她用黑色鸵鸟羽毛给自己做的帽子
e.g. ...a feather bed.
羽毛褥垫床
2. 同类的人;志趣相投的人;一丘之貉
If you describe two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have very similar characteristics, interests, or beliefs.
e.g. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
3. 可引以为豪的事;荣耀的事;有好处的事
If you describe something that someone has achieved as a feather in their cap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage.
e.g. Harry\'s appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。
4. to feather one\'s nest -> see nest
to ruffle someone\'s feathers -> see ruffle
