feathering

基本解釋

Mr Brown, with his meritocratic history and indifference to money, should be able to define himself against nest-feathering MPs, cowboy bankers and posh Tories.
擁有精英履歷，對金錢漠不關心的布朗先生應該有能力把自己和那些中飽私囊的議員，牛仔般肆無忌憚的銀行家以及油頭粉面的托利黨人區(qū)分開來。
In this case I want to put a small feather on the selection before we mask as even though I want a crisp line, it’s very rare that you don’t need at least a small amount of feathering.
在這個例子中，雖然我很希望邊緣清晰，但是我要使選區(qū)有一點羽化。一點都不羽化的情況很少見。
The young eagle has begun feathering.
這只幼雕已開始長出羽毛。
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Garcia has been especially adept at feathering his own nest with Ugly Duckling's assets.
FORBES: Feathered Nest
Agents (ie, managers) were feathering their own nests rather than serving the interests of their principals (shareholders).
ECONOMIST: Schumpeter
They were fine, tall, stout matched blacks with some feathering on their lower legs, a mix of some kind.
NPR: Excerpt: 'World Made By Hand'