fledge

英 [fledʒ] 美 [fledʒ]

• vi. 长羽毛
• vt. 用羽毛覆盖； 在 ... 上装羽毛； 喂养小鸟(以待其羽毛长成)

英英释义

Verb:

1. feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

2. decorate with feathers;

   "fledge an arrow"
   

3. grow feathers;

   "The young sparrows are fledging already"
   

经典引文

• All the fond hopes, which forward Youth and Vanitie are fledge with.

  出自： fig.

• Young ravens take about six weeks to fledge.

  出自：Bird Watching

近反义词

【近义词】

• flight 飞行
• feather 羽毛