whisker

名词 whisker:

1. a very small distance or space
   同义词：hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair
2. a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
   同义词：vibrissa, sensory hair

动词 whisker:

1. furnish with whiskers
   同义词：bewhisker

1. The candidate lost the election by a whisker.
   该候选人以微弱劣势失去了竞选
2. He has heavy whiskers.
   他长着很重的连鬓胡子。

whisk.er

n.（名词）

whiskers The hair on a man`s cheeks and chin.
whiskers 髯，胡须：男人脸颊及下巴上的毛发
A single hair of a beard or mustache.
（一根）须：一根络腮胡或八字胡的胡须
One of the long stiff tactile bristles or hairs that grow near the mouth and elsewhere on the head of most mammals; a vibrissa.
刚毛，触须，嘴须：绝大多数哺乳动物的长在嘴附近或头部其它位置的长而硬的触觉硬髭或毛发
Informal A narrow margin; a hairsbreadth:
【非正式用语】 毫厘之差，些微之差：
例句：
The candidate lost the election by a whisker.
该候选人以微弱劣势失去了竞选

Nautical One of two spars or booms projecting from the side of a bowsprit for spreading the jib or flying-jib guys.
【航海】 左右撑杆：从船首斜桁侧边支出的两根圆杆或桅桁下的一根，用于展开三角帆或伸开三角帆的绳索
Chemistry An extremely fine filamentary crystal with extraordinary shear strength and unusual electrical or surface properties.
【化学】 强化水晶：一种极度精纯的针状结晶体，具有超常的剪应力及不同寻常的电性及表面属性

来源：
Middle English wisker [anything that wisks]
中古英语 wisker [用于掸的东西]
from wisken [to whisk] * see whisk
源自 wisken [掸] *参见 whisk

【引伸】
whisk.ered 或
whisk.ery
adj.（形容词）