Fledge

[fledʒ]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) grow feathers; 'The young sparrows are fledging already'.

(verb.) decorate with feathers; 'fledge an arrow'.

(verb.) feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight.

編輯:马克斯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

(v. t. & i.) To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessary for flight.

(v. t. & i.) To furnish or adorn with any soft covering.

編輯:拉维恩

解釋/意思:

v.t. to furnish with feathers or wings.—v.i. to acquire feathers for flying.—n. Fledg′ling a little bird just fledged.—adj. Fledg′y (Keats) feathery.

校對:惠特尼