Singe one's feathers
损害自己的名誉, 使自己受损
🧩 词语组成解析
singe
[sindʒ]
vt.& vi. 浅表烧焦;
vt. （毛发）燎，烧焦尖端[边儿];
n. 浅表[轻微]烧焦;
a. 人们的；自己的
n. 羽状裂缝；翅膀；羽毛（feather的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
He has the eye of a painter.
他有画家的鉴赏力。
I asked him to check it for me, but he wouldn't.
我请他帮我检查，但是他不肯。
I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out.
我想我们只是对于外出计划有误解罢了，不过没能外出我很失望。