feller
feller — 名詞
- fellersingular
- fellersplural
1. a man or boy, used in a relaxed, friendly way when you are chatting rather than
傢伙；男子
閒談時對男人或男孩的隨意稱呼
a man or boy, used in a relaxed, friendly way when you are chatting rather than speaking carefully.
Yara waved at the old feller who sold newspapers on the corner.
Yara 向街角賣報紙的那位老傢伙揮了揮手。
informal register: friendly word for a man
The feller next door lent Tariro a ladder to clean the gutters.
隔壁那位傢伙借了 Tariro 一把梯子去清理排水溝。
countable noun for an ordinary man
Christopher seems like a decent feller, always ready to help his neighbours.
Christopher 似乎是個不錯的傢伙，總是樂於幫助鄰居。
Two young fellers carried the heavy sofa up the narrow stairs.
兩個年輕傢伙把那張沉重的沙發搬上了窄窄的樓梯。
用法筆記
Mainly spoken and casual; in writing it signals a chatty or regional voice. Roughly interchangeable with 'fella' and 'guy'.
常見錯誤
feller — 動詞
- fellerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fellers3rd person singular
- fellering-ing form
- felleredpast simple
1. to strike something so hard that it drops to the ground, such as a tree or a sta
擊倒；砍倒
用力一擊使樹木或人倒地
to strike something so hard that it drops to the ground, such as a tree or a standing person.
Otis swung the axe and fellered the dead oak in three strong blows.
Otis 揮動斧頭，三記猛劈就把那棵枯橡樹砍倒了。
transitive: feller + object (a tree)
The boxer fellered his opponent with one sharp punch to the jaw.
那名拳擊手一記猛拳擊中下巴，把對手擊倒在地。
feller someone with a blow
A sudden gust fellered Samir's rotten garden fence, leaving it flat across the path.
一陣突如其來的強風把 Samir 那道朽壞的花園籬笆吹倒，讓它橫倒在小徑上。
The storm fellered several old pines across the mountain path overnight.
那場暴風雨一夜之間把幾棵老松樹吹倒在山路上。
文法句型
feller + object
用法筆記
Very rare regional or dialect form; standard English uses 'fell' for trees and 'knock down' or 'floor' for a person.
2. to end the life of a person or animal, usually with a single heavy blow or shot.
殺死；擊斃
通常一擊或一槍奪去人或動物性命
to end the life of a person or animal, usually with a single heavy blow or shot.
The hunter fellered the charging boar with a single well-aimed shot.
那名獵人一槍精準命中，擊斃了那頭衝過來的野豬。
transitive: kill with one decisive action
Legend says the young knight fellered the dragon beside the frozen lake.
傳說那位年輕騎士在結冰的湖邊殺死了那條龍。
Lakan fellered the wounded deer quickly to spare it further pain.
Lakan 迅速結束了那頭受傷的鹿，免得牠繼續受苦。
The old soldier claimed he had fellered three wolves during one harsh winter.
那名老兵說他曾在一個嚴冬裡殺死過三頭狼。
文法句型
feller + object
用法筆記
Archaic or dialect; modern English uses 'kill', 'slay', or 'bring down'. Distinguish from sense 1, where the target survives.
3. to join two pieces of cloth by tucking one rough edge beneath the other and stit
縫包邊縫
把一片布的毛邊塞進另一片下方並縫平
to join two pieces of cloth by tucking one rough edge beneath the other and stitching it down flat on the back.
Élise fellered the side seams of the jeans so the rough edges would not fray.
Élise 把牛仔褲的側縫縫成包邊縫，這樣毛邊就不會散開。
transitive: feller a seam flat
The tailor fellered every seam by hand before the heavy work shirt was finished.
那名裁縫在這件厚工作襯衫完工前，手工把每一道縫都縫成包邊縫。
feller a seam for a strong, neat finish
Meera learned to feller a seam neatly during her first week at the workshop.
Meera 在工作坊的第一週就學會把縫線整齊地縫成包邊縫。
Ilan fellers the inner seams of every pair of work jeans so they last for years.
Ilan 會把每一條工作牛仔褲的內縫都縫成包邊縫，這樣它們能穿上好幾年。
- fell
the standard sewing verb for the same action
文法句型
feller + a seam
用法筆記
A sewing term; the result is a 'felled seam', common in jeans and workwear for strength. Only this verb sense relates to cloth.
feller — 形容詞
- fellerpositive
- fellerercomparative
- fellerestsuperlative
1. wild and pitiless, showing no kindness or mercy toward others.
兇殘的
野蠻無情、毫不留情的
wild and pitiless, showing no kindness or mercy toward others.
The old poem describes a feller king who showed his enemies no mercy.
那首古詩描寫一位兇殘的國王，對敵人毫不留情。
literary use before a noun
Andrei read about a feller beast that hunted travellers on the lonely moor.
Andrei 讀到一頭兇殘的野獸，在荒涼的曠野上獵殺旅人。
In the legend, a feller warlord burned every village along the river.
在傳說裡，一名兇殘的軍閥燒光了沿河的每一個村莊。
The storyteller spoke of a feller giant who crushed whole armies for sport.
說書人講到一個兇殘的巨人，把整支軍隊踩死取樂。
- gentle
kind and mild in nature
用法筆記
Archaic and literary, mostly attributive before a noun; modern English prefers 'fierce', 'cruel', or 'merciless'.
2. secretly planning to cause harm, with a dark and threatening purpose behind a ca
陰險的
暗藏惡意、心懷不軌的
secretly planning to cause harm, with a dark and threatening purpose behind a calm surface.
A feller smile crossed the villain's face as he hid the poison bottle.
那名惡棍藏起毒藥瓶時，臉上掠過一抹陰險的笑。
of a hidden harmful purpose
Behind his warm welcome, the host was hiding a feller plan to rob his guests.
在熱情的歡迎背後，那位主人藏著一個要洗劫賓客的陰險計謀。
feller + noun: a hidden, harmful scheme
Vinícius felt a feller mood spreading through the crowd before the riot.
暴動前，Vinícius 感覺到一股陰險的情緒在人群中蔓延。
The detective heard something feller in the smiling stranger's quiet threat against the family.
那名偵探在面帶微笑的陌生人對那家人發出的低聲威脅中，聽出某種陰險的意味。
- sinister
common word for a hidden evil purpose
- malevolent
formal, wishing harm on others
- benevolent
wishing good toward others
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this stresses hidden, scheming menace rather than open ferocity. Both are archaic and literary.
3. able to destroy or kill, causing great ruin or loss of life.
致命的
能造成毀滅或死亡的
able to destroy or kill, causing great ruin or loss of life.
The history book records a feller plague that emptied half the city.
這本歷史書記載了一場致命的瘟疫，使半座城市空無一人。
feller + noun, of a deadly force
Caio described a feller drought that withered every crop on the plain.
Caio 描述了一場致命的旱災，使平原上的作物全都枯萎。
The ballad warns of a feller storm that sank the whole fishing fleet.
那首民謠警告人們提防一場致命的風暴，它讓整支漁船隊沉沒。
A feller fire swept the valley and left only ash behind it.
一場致命的大火席捲山谷，身後只留下一片灰燼。
- deadly
plain modern word for the same idea
- destructive
stresses the ruin caused
用法筆記
Distinguish from senses 1 and 2: this describes deadly effect, not a person's temper or hidden motive. Survives mainly in the phrase 'one fell swoop'.
4. having a strong, biting taste or smell that stings the nose or tongue.
嗆辣的
味道或氣味強烈刺鼻的
having a strong, biting taste or smell that stings the nose or tongue.
The old recipe calls for a feller mustard that makes the eyes water.
那份老食譜需要一種嗆辣的芥末，辣得讓人眼睛流淚。
feller + noun, of a sharp taste
Ramón coughed at the feller smoke rising from the green damp wood.
Ramón 被潮濕青木冒出的嗆辣濃煙嗆得咳了起來。
of a sharp, biting smell
A feller wind carried the smell of vinegar across the market square.
一陣嗆辣的風把醋味吹過了整個市集廣場。
Saira backed away from the feller fumes of the cleaning fluid.
Saira 從那股嗆辣的清潔劑氣味前退了開來。
- mild
gentle and not strong in taste or smell
用法筆記
Distinguish from senses 1-3: this is about a sharp sensory bite, not danger or cruelty. The rarest sense, mostly dialect.