Definition of feature in English:

feature

noun ˈfiːtʃəˈfitʃər

1A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
特色；特征
a well-appointed house with interesting decorative features
one salient feature of the case has been overlooked
Example sentencesExamples
- Standard safety features include dual stage driver and passenger air bags and active front head restraints.
- The idea is to provide an opportunity to the manufacturers to explain the salient features of their products to the consumers.
- It was the dominating feature of the news bulletins.
- Another major benefit lies in its safety features.
- The most significant feature appears to be the total restructuring of the town centre.
- Diversity of values, what philosophers calls the ‘fact of pluralism’, is the salient feature of modern societies in the West.
- They reflect, and are determined, by significant external features of that environment.
- They distributed handbills and explained the salient features to those who showed interest in the policy.
- It is both a distinguishing feature and hallmark of the field.
- After all, speech is a dominant feature of our lives, and this very talk would be lost on you if it were to consist entirely of manual gestures.
- The salient feature of the battery-powered boat was that it had all scrap materials.
- Barker suggests that metaphor is an essential feature of human communication.
- A small 1970s television sits in one corner - seemingly more of a decorative feature than anything else.
- They would restore the familiar and now beloved silhouette to the skyline, but would have different detailing and updated safety features.
- These external features are significant because they constrain managers to act in particular ways.
- Not until 1900, however, did half-tone photographic images become a regular feature of newspapers and magazines.
- Quality installation is crucial to ensure the gate's safety features work properly and last a long time.
- Frank Kermode touches lightly on the salient features of each play.
- Such a capacity to identify and contrast peoples by distinguishing characteristics is a feature of a sense of national identity.
- A host of safety features, including 10 airbags, are also incorporated.
Synonyms
characteristic, attribute, quality, property, trait, mark, hallmark, trademark
aspect, facet, side, point, detail, factor, ingredient, component, constituent, element, theme
peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, quirk, oddity
1. 1.1usually features A part of the face, such as the mouth or eyes, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance.
  面貌的一部分（如口、眼等）；容貌，相貌
  a dark-haired man with strong, regular features
  Example sentencesExamples
  His mouth and facial features were twisted into a look of horror.
  They had come from many parts of the world, as was apparent from their skin colour, facial features, their hair and the babble of languages spoken softly.
  He has strong facial features, with a slightly pointy chin and strong cheek bones.
  External features such as the eyes, nose, mouth and ears can be seen, and fingers and toes start to appear.
  The reader can almost see the characters' distinct features, smell the trailer-park they live in and hear their voices.
  He had medium-length blonde hair, strong features, striking grey eyes.
  He had regular features, brown round eyes, brown light hair and a slight growth of beard.
  He could have passed for an officer of the navy, with his young, strong features, floppy dark hair and twinkling eyes.
  By mapping the face and focusing on features such as the eyes, nose and mouth, the system should be able to identify and help track down the closest match.
  As soon as he saw me though, I could see the distinct softening in his features, in particular his eyes.
  The similarities between the two men are stark - the same strong jaw, angular features and receding hairline.
  She is a doll made of grubby green satin, with satin stumps for hands and feet, features inked onto a round of calico for her face, and her pointed head of grubby green satin also.
  The doctor inspects your facial features and neck to assess your skin tone and bone structure.
  Those who had any flaws in their facial features, waists, necks, shoulders or backs had to leave.
  He pushed his sandy hair away from the strong features on his face.
  His features gave him the appearance of a college freshman, except for the lines that had begun to form at the corners of his eyes and mouth because of his nicotine addiction.
  Synonyms
  face, countenance, physiognomy, profile
  informal mug, kisser, clock
  British informal mush, phiz, phizog, dial
  British rhyming slang boat race
  Scottish &amp Irish informal coupon
  Northern Irish informal bake
  North American informal puss, pan
  literary visage, lineaments
  archaic front
2. 1.2Linguistics A distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit, especially a speech sound or vocabulary item, that serves to distinguish it from others of the same type.
  〔语言学〕（语言单位、尤指语音或词汇项目的）特征
  Example sentencesExamples
  Linguists and language teachers often take account of the frequency of occurrence of linguistic items and features.
  If so, this peculiar morphologic feature is another distinguishing characteristic of this genus.
  For my part, therefore, I am inclined to see features of both monosemy and polysemy in a word's semantic structure.
  Over time the status of linguistic features can change strikingly, too.
2A newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast programme devoted to the treatment of a particular topic, typically at length.
（尤指报刊、广播节目的长篇）特写，专题报道
a special feature on children's reference books
一篇关于儿童参考读物的专题报道。
Example sentencesExamples
- The same news director ordered a female reporter to do a feature on the ‘amateur strip night’ at a local club.
- She has co-written a number of books and also writes regular newspaper features on nutrition and healthy lifestyles.
- Usually I write articles on my own but a colleague and I decided to cooperate on writing a big feature for a newspaper.
- Broadcasters could do a feature on children's perspective of daily news and create children's news bulletins.
- We want to be of service to our community, to become a clearing house for newsy features of all aspects of living in Japan.
- Work with the news department to promote your columnists or other special features.
- Special features show how news programming has been created over the years.
- These stories are found in numerous newspaper style sections and in soft magazine features.
- The press has devoted innumerable commentaries and special features to the topic - many of which are critical.
- The sheer volume of press pieces and broadcast features about restaurants is witness to that.
- To mark the launch, the BBC Nairobi team will be broadcasting special features and interviews live from Kisumu during the week.
- There are supplements in newspapers and features on television programmes.
- However, a couple of recent newspaper features from that country do report on the issue.
- They used the opportunity to run new features such as news bulletins which they knew would be obligatory if they won a licence.
- There he meets Catherine, a reporter doing a major magazine feature on him.
- A feature service which will engage journalists from all the countries and get them to produce features to feed to newspapers in the region.
- Her commercial work includes newspaper and magazine features and book covers.
- At the time there was a craze for bingo games in the tabloid newspapers, so a feature was introduced where the day's bingo numbers were read out.
- The site covers up-to-the minute news, features and analyses on Pakistan, India, South Asia and the rest of the world.
- This column is packed full of information and features about all aspects of careers, employment, recruitment and qualifications.
Synonyms
article, piece, item, report, story, column, review, commentary, criticism, analysis, write-up, exposé
North American theme
1. 2.1 A full-length film intended as the main item in a cinema programme.
  （电影的）正片，故事片
  Example sentencesExamples
  From here Charlton plans to move on to make a full-length feature film on the same issue.
  I was looking forward to their first feature film and am relieved to report that for the most part it is a success.
  This is a little like looking for the suitable scene for a feature film.
  His dream is to make a full-length feature film for which he has already written the script.
  We are currently writing the full feature film and hope to be done soon.
  The film at times looks not like a feature film but like a commercial.
  He appeared in advertisements for milk and watches, and even had a role in a full-length feature film.
  It's kind of an unlikely feature film to make but Roger put it together.
  He has ambitious plans to make a full-length feature film, but again on his terms and in his own time.
  I rang many times until one of them gave me a job as a runner on a feature film.
  What was it like to get your first feature film credit in such a high calibre film?
  The last time I saw her in London, she was excited about being cast in the main role of a feature film.
  There's no explanation there for what it is, though, and I was hoping it might turn out to be a short film, a feature film, even.
  The difference is that the director is only pretending to know how to make a feature film.
  The piece was an abject failure if it was intended to be a serious comparison of the feature film and novel.
  I invested five years of my life and all the money I could find in making a feature film.
  Much of the problem comes from trying to distill a novel into a short feature film.
  The difference between a music video and a feature film is not as vast as one might think.
  He could have taken any one of these stories and developed them into a feature film on their own.
  The film took nearly five years to move from the first pages of a script to a full-length feature film.

verb ˈfiːtʃəˈfitʃər

[with object]

1Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.
以…为特色（或特征）
the hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium
这家酒店的特点是有一个宽敞的大厅，一个桑拿浴室和一个投币式日光浴室。
Example sentencesExamples
- All of these editions feature introductions by prominent gay writers who reflect on the impact the books had on them.
- Official government tourist videos prominently feature Maasai customs and colorful beadwork.
- The hotel also features a new business centre, as well as seven meeting rooms.
- A special leisure section, featuring events, hotels and cinemas, is also planned with the tourism market in mind.
- It is assumed that this opportunity to feature the special attributes of a grand country house will be grasped by the operator.
- The magazine also features articles centering on movie stars and their matches.
- The complex will also feature luxury hotel and service apartment towers, due for completion in 2005.
- In fact, this barely even felt like a movie about animals - it just happened to feature a horse prominently.
- Keeping the business executive in mind, the hotel also features an extensive business centre.
- The general concept that frozen foods do not mean junk foods is to be emphasised on packaging, which will feature prominent nutrition information.
- The magazine features articles by historians on both the left and the right.
- In addition to our cover story, this edition features two articles about African American art.
- Or, you can go to one of the private hotels which feature their own thermal bathing facilities.
- It may even feature a sky-high hotel on its top floors.
- Almost every week, he is featured prominently and called an idiot or worse.
- It features a prominent campaign donation link on its front page.
- The hotel also features excellent meeting facilities and boardrooms.
- In New York, several new hotels feature works by prominent artists.
- The hotel will also feature a health and leisure club with swimming pool, gym, sauna and jacuzzi.
- Twenty years later, his house at Soham would feature a prominent framed picture of a jet fighter on a wall of the living room.
Synonyms
present, promote, make a feature of, give prominence to, focus attention on, call attention to, spotlight, highlight, accent
1. 1.1 Have as an important actor or participant.
  由…主演
  the film featured Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
  这部影片由格伦·米勒和他的管弦乐队主演。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is curious, however, that so few of the work's prominent recordings feature French sopranos.
  This episode features well-known actors such as Adam Pike, Terry Norton and Russel Savadier.
  Opening next month, it's the first of five movies that will feature the actor this year.
  There were massive fund-raising benefits featuring famous actors.
  The film opens with a tender, candlelit love scene that features both actors in all their naked glory.
  Both movies feature the actors carrying out all their own stunts.
  Kung-fu has become popular in many countries, primarily through films which feature martial arts stars.
  The evening buffet features the particular dishes from the selected province, plus fare from other areas.
  It features the two actors that played two of the most iconic and legendary screen villains of all time.
  And it'll also save the advertisers money, since they'll be able to feature a film star and cricketer rolled into one.
  Strangely, these two movies feature the same actor, Kate Beckinsale, and they both involve vampires and werewolves.
  It's a tough thing to try to do, seeing as any indie film is going to feature cool stars, cool music and a cool aesthetic.
  There is one deleted scene featuring actor Bill Hickey in an expanded role.
  One clip even features an actor dressed as a witch doctor dancing around a smoking cauldron.
  Its cast features a group of actors you've likely never seen before and will likely never see again.
  The latest demonstration, which took place on Sunday, featured thousands of participants.
  From time to time I'll be drawn to a movie because it features an actor I adore.
  When looking at the six films that featured the original crew, it is important to do a couple of things.
2. 1.2feature inno object Be a significant characteristic of or take an important part in.
  是（…的）重要特色；（在…中）起重要作用
  his later paintings feature prominently in the exhibition
  Example sentencesExamples
  Atman has already won awards and is also featuring in the forthcoming International Film Festival of Kerala.
  The Howard government has been given a huge gift that will almost certainly still be featuring in their election advertising in 2007.
  But that didn't stop him accepting payment for featuring in women's magazine stories.
  Despite her personal life having often featured in the tabloid newspapers, she felt there was still an important story to tell.
  He had given his first important exhibition of his works and had also been featured in Time magazine.
  Since opening, the building has become an icon of America, featuring in films.
  Here is a run-down on their qualities and, more importantly, their chances of featuring in the tournament.
  There's more than a bit of outrage at the cathedral as a result of it featuring in an advert with a topless model being ‘crucified’ in front of it.
  The police officer is the fourth officer from the police force to resign after featuring in the programme, screened on Tuesday night.
  All these subjects have much in common and might be grouped together as important features in a wildlife garden.
  Synonyms
  star, appear, participate, play a part, have a place, have prominence

Origin

Late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture 'form', from Latin factura (see facture).

factory from late 16th century:
The first factories were far from any urban area, in India and southeast Asia. A factory in the late 16th century was a trading company's foreign base or station. The first use of the word in something like the modern sense came in the early 17th century, but until the Victorian era a building where goods were produced was more usually called a manufactory. The root of factory is Latin facere ‘to make or do’, the source of a great many English words such as fact, factor, feat, and feature (all LME). The sense ‘a place where things are made’ probably came from Latin factorium ‘oil press’.

Rhymes

bleacher, creature, headteacher, Katowice, Nietzsche, preacher, screecher, teacher

Definition of feature in US English:

feature

nounˈfēCHərˈfitʃər

1A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
特色；特征
safety features like dual air bags
Example sentencesExamples
- Quality installation is crucial to ensure the gate's safety features work properly and last a long time.
- Standard safety features include dual stage driver and passenger air bags and active front head restraints.
- The salient feature of the battery-powered boat was that it had all scrap materials.
- They reflect, and are determined, by significant external features of that environment.
- The most significant feature appears to be the total restructuring of the town centre.
- Not until 1900, however, did half-tone photographic images become a regular feature of newspapers and magazines.
- These external features are significant because they constrain managers to act in particular ways.
- It was the dominating feature of the news bulletins.
- Such a capacity to identify and contrast peoples by distinguishing characteristics is a feature of a sense of national identity.
- Frank Kermode touches lightly on the salient features of each play.
- They would restore the familiar and now beloved silhouette to the skyline, but would have different detailing and updated safety features.
- It is both a distinguishing feature and hallmark of the field.
- Diversity of values, what philosophers calls the ‘fact of pluralism’, is the salient feature of modern societies in the West.
- Another major benefit lies in its safety features.
- The idea is to provide an opportunity to the manufacturers to explain the salient features of their products to the consumers.
- After all, speech is a dominant feature of our lives, and this very talk would be lost on you if it were to consist entirely of manual gestures.
- A host of safety features, including 10 airbags, are also incorporated.
- A small 1970s television sits in one corner - seemingly more of a decorative feature than anything else.
- Barker suggests that metaphor is an essential feature of human communication.
- They distributed handbills and explained the salient features to those who showed interest in the policy.
Synonyms
characteristic, attribute, quality, property, trait, mark, hallmark, trademark
1. 1.1usually features A part of the face, such as the mouth or eyes, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance.
  面貌的一部分（如口、眼等）；容貌，相貌
  Example sentencesExamples
  Those who had any flaws in their facial features, waists, necks, shoulders or backs had to leave.
  He could have passed for an officer of the navy, with his young, strong features, floppy dark hair and twinkling eyes.
  He pushed his sandy hair away from the strong features on his face.
  External features such as the eyes, nose, mouth and ears can be seen, and fingers and toes start to appear.
  He had medium-length blonde hair, strong features, striking grey eyes.
  The reader can almost see the characters' distinct features, smell the trailer-park they live in and hear their voices.
  By mapping the face and focusing on features such as the eyes, nose and mouth, the system should be able to identify and help track down the closest match.
  His mouth and facial features were twisted into a look of horror.
  They had come from many parts of the world, as was apparent from their skin colour, facial features, their hair and the babble of languages spoken softly.
  The similarities between the two men are stark - the same strong jaw, angular features and receding hairline.
  His features gave him the appearance of a college freshman, except for the lines that had begun to form at the corners of his eyes and mouth because of his nicotine addiction.
  She is a doll made of grubby green satin, with satin stumps for hands and feet, features inked onto a round of calico for her face, and her pointed head of grubby green satin also.
  He had regular features, brown round eyes, brown light hair and a slight growth of beard.
  He has strong facial features, with a slightly pointy chin and strong cheek bones.
  The doctor inspects your facial features and neck to assess your skin tone and bone structure.
  As soon as he saw me though, I could see the distinct softening in his features, in particular his eyes.
  Synonyms
  face, countenance, physiognomy, profile
2. 1.2Linguistics A distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit, especially a speech sound or vocabulary item, that serves to distinguish it from others of the same type.
  〔语言学〕（语言单位、尤指语音或词汇项目的）特征
  Example sentencesExamples
  Linguists and language teachers often take account of the frequency of occurrence of linguistic items and features.
  Over time the status of linguistic features can change strikingly, too.
  For my part, therefore, I am inclined to see features of both monosemy and polysemy in a word's semantic structure.
  If so, this peculiar morphologic feature is another distinguishing characteristic of this genus.
2A newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast program devoted to the treatment of a particular topic, typically at length.
（尤指报刊、广播节目的长篇）特写，专题报道
a feature on Detroit's downtown fishery
Example sentencesExamples
- At the time there was a craze for bingo games in the tabloid newspapers, so a feature was introduced where the day's bingo numbers were read out.
- Work with the news department to promote your columnists or other special features.
- However, a couple of recent newspaper features from that country do report on the issue.
- We want to be of service to our community, to become a clearing house for newsy features of all aspects of living in Japan.
- The press has devoted innumerable commentaries and special features to the topic - many of which are critical.
- There he meets Catherine, a reporter doing a major magazine feature on him.
- Her commercial work includes newspaper and magazine features and book covers.
- The sheer volume of press pieces and broadcast features about restaurants is witness to that.
- This column is packed full of information and features about all aspects of careers, employment, recruitment and qualifications.
- The same news director ordered a female reporter to do a feature on the ‘amateur strip night’ at a local club.
- A feature service which will engage journalists from all the countries and get them to produce features to feed to newspapers in the region.
- Broadcasters could do a feature on children's perspective of daily news and create children's news bulletins.
- Usually I write articles on my own but a colleague and I decided to cooperate on writing a big feature for a newspaper.
- They used the opportunity to run new features such as news bulletins which they knew would be obligatory if they won a licence.
- These stories are found in numerous newspaper style sections and in soft magazine features.
- The site covers up-to-the minute news, features and analyses on Pakistan, India, South Asia and the rest of the world.
- There are supplements in newspapers and features on television programmes.
- She has co-written a number of books and also writes regular newspaper features on nutrition and healthy lifestyles.
- To mark the launch, the BBC Nairobi team will be broadcasting special features and interviews live from Kisumu during the week.
- Special features show how news programming has been created over the years.
Synonyms
article, piece, item, report, story, column, review, commentary, criticism, analysis, write-up, exposé
1. 2.1 A full-length film intended as the main item in a movie theater program.
  （电影的）正片，故事片
  Example sentencesExamples
  He appeared in advertisements for milk and watches, and even had a role in a full-length feature film.
  There's no explanation there for what it is, though, and I was hoping it might turn out to be a short film, a feature film, even.
  The difference between a music video and a feature film is not as vast as one might think.
  It's kind of an unlikely feature film to make but Roger put it together.
  He has ambitious plans to make a full-length feature film, but again on his terms and in his own time.
  I rang many times until one of them gave me a job as a runner on a feature film.
  He could have taken any one of these stories and developed them into a feature film on their own.
  The difference is that the director is only pretending to know how to make a feature film.
  I invested five years of my life and all the money I could find in making a feature film.
  Much of the problem comes from trying to distill a novel into a short feature film.
  I was looking forward to their first feature film and am relieved to report that for the most part it is a success.
  What was it like to get your first feature film credit in such a high calibre film?
  From here Charlton plans to move on to make a full-length feature film on the same issue.
  The piece was an abject failure if it was intended to be a serious comparison of the feature film and novel.
  We are currently writing the full feature film and hope to be done soon.
  The film took nearly five years to move from the first pages of a script to a full-length feature film.
  His dream is to make a full-length feature film for which he has already written the script.
  The film at times looks not like a feature film but like a commercial.
  The last time I saw her in London, she was excited about being cast in the main role of a feature film.
  This is a little like looking for the suitable scene for a feature film.

verbˈfēCHərˈfitʃər

[with object]

1Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.
以…为特色（或特征）
the hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium
这家酒店的特点是有一个宽敞的大厅，一个桑拿浴室和一个投币式日光浴室。
Example sentencesExamples
- Official government tourist videos prominently feature Maasai customs and colorful beadwork.
- All of these editions feature introductions by prominent gay writers who reflect on the impact the books had on them.
- In addition to our cover story, this edition features two articles about African American art.
- It may even feature a sky-high hotel on its top floors.
- Keeping the business executive in mind, the hotel also features an extensive business centre.
- Or, you can go to one of the private hotels which feature their own thermal bathing facilities.
- The magazine also features articles centering on movie stars and their matches.
- The hotel will also feature a health and leisure club with swimming pool, gym, sauna and jacuzzi.
- The complex will also feature luxury hotel and service apartment towers, due for completion in 2005.
- A special leisure section, featuring events, hotels and cinemas, is also planned with the tourism market in mind.
- It features a prominent campaign donation link on its front page.
- The hotel also features a new business centre, as well as seven meeting rooms.
- Twenty years later, his house at Soham would feature a prominent framed picture of a jet fighter on a wall of the living room.
- In fact, this barely even felt like a movie about animals - it just happened to feature a horse prominently.
- The magazine features articles by historians on both the left and the right.
- It is assumed that this opportunity to feature the special attributes of a grand country house will be grasped by the operator.
- The general concept that frozen foods do not mean junk foods is to be emphasised on packaging, which will feature prominent nutrition information.
- In New York, several new hotels feature works by prominent artists.
- The hotel also features excellent meeting facilities and boardrooms.
- Almost every week, he is featured prominently and called an idiot or worse.
Synonyms
present, promote, make a feature of, give prominence to, focus attention on, call attention to, spotlight, highlight, accent
1. 1.1 Have as an important actor or participant.
  由…主演
  the film featured Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
  这部影片由格伦·米勒和他的管弦乐队主演。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Opening next month, it's the first of five movies that will feature the actor this year.
  Kung-fu has become popular in many countries, primarily through films which feature martial arts stars.
  From time to time I'll be drawn to a movie because it features an actor I adore.
  There is one deleted scene featuring actor Bill Hickey in an expanded role.
  Strangely, these two movies feature the same actor, Kate Beckinsale, and they both involve vampires and werewolves.
  The film opens with a tender, candlelit love scene that features both actors in all their naked glory.
  There were massive fund-raising benefits featuring famous actors.
  The evening buffet features the particular dishes from the selected province, plus fare from other areas.
  It is curious, however, that so few of the work's prominent recordings feature French sopranos.
  One clip even features an actor dressed as a witch doctor dancing around a smoking cauldron.
  It's a tough thing to try to do, seeing as any indie film is going to feature cool stars, cool music and a cool aesthetic.
  The latest demonstration, which took place on Sunday, featured thousands of participants.
  Both movies feature the actors carrying out all their own stunts.
  Its cast features a group of actors you've likely never seen before and will likely never see again.
  This episode features well-known actors such as Adam Pike, Terry Norton and Russel Savadier.
  And it'll also save the advertisers money, since they'll be able to feature a film star and cricketer rolled into one.
  When looking at the six films that featured the original crew, it is important to do a couple of things.
  It features the two actors that played two of the most iconic and legendary screen villains of all time.
2. 1.2feature inno object Be a significant characteristic of or take an important part in.
  是（…的）重要特色；（在…中）起重要作用
  his later paintings feature prominently in the exhibition
  Example sentencesExamples
  But that didn't stop him accepting payment for featuring in women's magazine stories.
  There's more than a bit of outrage at the cathedral as a result of it featuring in an advert with a topless model being ‘crucified’ in front of it.
  He had given his first important exhibition of his works and had also been featured in Time magazine.
  The police officer is the fourth officer from the police force to resign after featuring in the programme, screened on Tuesday night.
  Despite her personal life having often featured in the tabloid newspapers, she felt there was still an important story to tell.
  The Howard government has been given a huge gift that will almost certainly still be featuring in their election advertising in 2007.
  Since opening, the building has become an icon of America, featuring in films.
  Atman has already won awards and is also featuring in the forthcoming International Film Festival of Kerala.
  All these subjects have much in common and might be grouped together as important features in a wildlife garden.
  Here is a run-down on their qualities and, more importantly, their chances of featuring in the tournament.
  Synonyms
  star, appear, participate, play a part, have a place, have prominence

Origin

Late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture ‘form’, from Latin factura (see facture).

词汇	feature
释义	Definition of feature in English: feature noun ˈfiːtʃəˈfitʃər 1A distinctive attribute or aspect of something. 特色；特征 a well-appointed house with interesting decorative features one salient feature of the case has been overlooked Example sentencesExamples Standard safety features include dual stage driver and passenger air bags and active front head restraints. The idea is to provide an opportunity to the manufacturers to explain the salient features of their products to the consumers. It was the dominating feature of the news bulletins. Another major benefit lies in its safety features. The most significant feature appears to be the total restructuring of the town centre. Diversity of values, what philosophers calls the ‘fact of pluralism’, is the salient feature of modern societies in the West. They reflect, and are determined, by significant external features of that environment. They distributed handbills and explained the salient features to those who showed interest in the policy. It is both a distinguishing feature and hallmark of the field. After all, speech is a dominant feature of our lives, and this very talk would be lost on you if it were to consist entirely of manual gestures. The salient feature of the battery-powered boat was that it had all scrap materials. Barker suggests that metaphor is an essential feature of human communication. A small 1970s television sits in one corner - seemingly more of a decorative feature than anything else. They would restore the familiar and now beloved silhouette to the skyline, but would have different detailing and updated safety features. These external features are significant because they constrain managers to act in particular ways. Not until 1900, however, did half-tone photographic images become a regular feature of newspapers and magazines. Quality installation is crucial to ensure the gate's safety features work properly and last a long time. Frank Kermode touches lightly on the salient features of each play. Such a capacity to identify and contrast peoples by distinguishing characteristics is a feature of a sense of national identity. A host of safety features, including 10 airbags, are also incorporated. Synonyms characteristic, attribute, quality, property, trait, mark, hallmark, trademark aspect, facet, side, point, detail, factor, ingredient, component, constituent, element, theme peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, quirk, oddity 1.1usually features A part of the face, such as the mouth or eyes, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance. 面貌的一部分（如口、眼等）；容貌，相貌 a dark-haired man with strong, regular features Example sentencesExamples His mouth and facial features were twisted into a look of horror. They had come from many parts of the world, as was apparent from their skin colour, facial features, their hair and the babble of languages spoken softly. He has strong facial features, with a slightly pointy chin and strong cheek bones. External features such as the eyes, nose, mouth and ears can be seen, and fingers and toes start to appear. The reader can almost see the characters' distinct features, smell the trailer-park they live in and hear their voices. He had medium-length blonde hair, strong features, striking grey eyes. He had regular features, brown round eyes, brown light hair and a slight growth of beard. He could have passed for an officer of the navy, with his young, strong features, floppy dark hair and twinkling eyes. By mapping the face and focusing on features such as the eyes, nose and mouth, the system should be able to identify and help track down the closest match. As soon as he saw me though, I could see the distinct softening in his features, in particular his eyes. The similarities between the two men are stark - the same strong jaw, angular features and receding hairline. She is a doll made of grubby green satin, with satin stumps for hands and feet, features inked onto a round of calico for her face, and her pointed head of grubby green satin also. The doctor inspects your facial features and neck to assess your skin tone and bone structure. Those who had any flaws in their facial features, waists, necks, shoulders or backs had to leave. He pushed his sandy hair away from the strong features on his face. His features gave him the appearance of a college freshman, except for the lines that had begun to form at the corners of his eyes and mouth because of his nicotine addiction. Synonyms face, countenance, physiognomy, profile informal mug, kisser, clock British informal mush, phiz, phizog, dial British rhyming slang boat race Scottish &amp Irish informal coupon Northern Irish informal bake North American informal puss, pan literary visage, lineaments archaic front 1.2Linguistics A distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit, especially a speech sound or vocabulary item, that serves to distinguish it from others of the same type. 〔语言学〕（语言单位、尤指语音或词汇项目的）特征 Example sentencesExamples Linguists and language teachers often take account of the frequency of occurrence of linguistic items and features. If so, this peculiar morphologic feature is another distinguishing characteristic of this genus. For my part, therefore, I am inclined to see features of both monosemy and polysemy in a word's semantic structure. Over time the status of linguistic features can change strikingly, too. 2A newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast programme devoted to the treatment of a particular topic, typically at length. （尤指报刊、广播节目的长篇）特写，专题报道 a special feature on children's reference books 一篇关于儿童参考读物的专题报道。 Example sentencesExamples The same news director ordered a female reporter to do a feature on the ‘amateur strip night’ at a local club. She has co-written a number of books and also writes regular newspaper features on nutrition and healthy lifestyles. Usually I write articles on my own but a colleague and I decided to cooperate on writing a big feature for a newspaper. Broadcasters could do a feature on children's perspective of daily news and create children's news bulletins. We want to be of service to our community, to become a clearing house for newsy features of all aspects of living in Japan. Work with the news department to promote your columnists or other special features. Special features show how news programming has been created over the years. These stories are found in numerous newspaper style sections and in soft magazine features. The press has devoted innumerable commentaries and special features to the topic - many of which are critical. The sheer volume of press pieces and broadcast features about restaurants is witness to that. To mark the launch, the BBC Nairobi team will be broadcasting special features and interviews live from Kisumu during the week. There are supplements in newspapers and features on television programmes. However, a couple of recent newspaper features from that country do report on the issue. They used the opportunity to run new features such as news bulletins which they knew would be obligatory if they won a licence. There he meets Catherine, a reporter doing a major magazine feature on him. A feature service which will engage journalists from all the countries and get them to produce features to feed to newspapers in the region. Her commercial work includes newspaper and magazine features and book covers. At the time there was a craze for bingo games in the tabloid newspapers, so a feature was introduced where the day's bingo numbers were read out. The site covers up-to-the minute news, features and analyses on Pakistan, India, South Asia and the rest of the world. This column is packed full of information and features about all aspects of careers, employment, recruitment and qualifications. Synonyms article, piece, item, report, story, column, review, commentary, criticism, analysis, write-up, exposé North American theme 2.1 A full-length film intended as the main item in a cinema programme. （电影的）正片，故事片 Example sentencesExamples From here Charlton plans to move on to make a full-length feature film on the same issue. I was looking forward to their first feature film and am relieved to report that for the most part it is a success. This is a little like looking for the suitable scene for a feature film. His dream is to make a full-length feature film for which he has already written the script. We are currently writing the full feature film and hope to be done soon. The film at times looks not like a feature film but like a commercial. He appeared in advertisements for milk and watches, and even had a role in a full-length feature film. It's kind of an unlikely feature film to make but Roger put it together. He has ambitious plans to make a full-length feature film, but again on his terms and in his own time. I rang many times until one of them gave me a job as a runner on a feature film. What was it like to get your first feature film credit in such a high calibre film? The last time I saw her in London, she was excited about being cast in the main role of a feature film. There's no explanation there for what it is, though, and I was hoping it might turn out to be a short film, a feature film, even. The difference is that the director is only pretending to know how to make a feature film. The piece was an abject failure if it was intended to be a serious comparison of the feature film and novel. I invested five years of my life and all the money I could find in making a feature film. Much of the problem comes from trying to distill a novel into a short feature film. The difference between a music video and a feature film is not as vast as one might think. He could have taken any one of these stories and developed them into a feature film on their own. The film took nearly five years to move from the first pages of a script to a full-length feature film. verb ˈfiːtʃəˈfitʃər [with object] 1Have as a prominent attribute or aspect. 以…为特色（或特征） the hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium 这家酒店的特点是有一个宽敞的大厅，一个桑拿浴室和一个投币式日光浴室。 Example sentencesExamples All of these editions feature introductions by prominent gay writers who reflect on the impact the books had on them. Official government tourist videos prominently feature Maasai customs and colorful beadwork. The hotel also features a new business centre, as well as seven meeting rooms. A special leisure section, featuring events, hotels and cinemas, is also planned with the tourism market in mind. It is assumed that this opportunity to feature the special attributes of a grand country house will be grasped by the operator. The magazine also features articles centering on movie stars and their matches. The complex will also feature luxury hotel and service apartment towers, due for completion in 2005. In fact, this barely even felt like a movie about animals - it just happened to feature a horse prominently. Keeping the business executive in mind, the hotel also features an extensive business centre. The general concept that frozen foods do not mean junk foods is to be emphasised on packaging, which will feature prominent nutrition information. The magazine features articles by historians on both the left and the right. In addition to our cover story, this edition features two articles about African American art. Or, you can go to one of the private hotels which feature their own thermal bathing facilities. It may even feature a sky-high hotel on its top floors. Almost every week, he is featured prominently and called an idiot or worse. It features a prominent campaign donation link on its front page. The hotel also features excellent meeting facilities and boardrooms. In New York, several new hotels feature works by prominent artists. The hotel will also feature a health and leisure club with swimming pool, gym, sauna and jacuzzi. Twenty years later, his house at Soham would feature a prominent framed picture of a jet fighter on a wall of the living room. Synonyms present, promote, make a feature of, give prominence to, focus attention on, call attention to, spotlight, highlight, accent 1.1 Have as an important actor or participant. 由…主演 the film featured Glenn Miller and his Orchestra 这部影片由格伦·米勒和他的管弦乐队主演。 Example sentencesExamples It is curious, however, that so few of the work's prominent recordings feature French sopranos. This episode features well-known actors such as Adam Pike, Terry Norton and Russel Savadier. Opening next month, it's the first of five movies that will feature the actor this year. There were massive fund-raising benefits featuring famous actors. The film opens with a tender, candlelit love scene that features both actors in all their naked glory. Both movies feature the actors carrying out all their own stunts. Kung-fu has become popular in many countries, primarily through films which feature martial arts stars. The evening buffet features the particular dishes from the selected province, plus fare from other areas. It features the two actors that played two of the most iconic and legendary screen villains of all time. And it'll also save the advertisers money, since they'll be able to feature a film star and cricketer rolled into one. Strangely, these two movies feature the same actor, Kate Beckinsale, and they both involve vampires and werewolves. It's a tough thing to try to do, seeing as any indie film is going to feature cool stars, cool music and a cool aesthetic. There is one deleted scene featuring actor Bill Hickey in an expanded role. One clip even features an actor dressed as a witch doctor dancing around a smoking cauldron. Its cast features a group of actors you've likely never seen before and will likely never see again. The latest demonstration, which took place on Sunday, featured thousands of participants. From time to time I'll be drawn to a movie because it features an actor I adore. When looking at the six films that featured the original crew, it is important to do a couple of things. 1.2feature inno object Be a significant characteristic of or take an important part in. 是（…的）重要特色；（在…中）起重要作用 his later paintings feature prominently in the exhibition Example sentencesExamples Atman has already won awards and is also featuring in the forthcoming International Film Festival of Kerala. The Howard government has been given a huge gift that will almost certainly still be featuring in their election advertising in 2007. But that didn't stop him accepting payment for featuring in women's magazine stories. Despite her personal life having often featured in the tabloid newspapers, she felt there was still an important story to tell. He had given his first important exhibition of his works and had also been featured in Time magazine. Since opening, the building has become an icon of America, featuring in films. Here is a run-down on their qualities and, more importantly, their chances of featuring in the tournament. There's more than a bit of outrage at the cathedral as a result of it featuring in an advert with a topless model being ‘crucified’ in front of it. The police officer is the fourth officer from the police force to resign after featuring in the programme, screened on Tuesday night. All these subjects have much in common and might be grouped together as important features in a wildlife garden. Synonyms star, appear, participate, play a part, have a place, have prominence Origin Late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture 'form', from Latin factura (see facture). factory from late 16th century: The first factories were far from any urban area, in India and southeast Asia. A factory in the late 16th century was a trading company's foreign base or station. The first use of the word in something like the modern sense came in the early 17th century, but until the Victorian era a building where goods were produced was more usually called a manufactory. The root of factory is Latin facere ‘to make or do’, the source of a great many English words such as fact, factor, feat, and feature (all LME). The sense ‘a place where things are made’ probably came from Latin factorium ‘oil press’. Rhymes bleacher, creature, headteacher, Katowice, Nietzsche, preacher, screecher, teacher Definition of feature in US English: feature nounˈfēCHərˈfitʃər 1A distinctive attribute or aspect of something. 特色；特征 safety features like dual air bags Example sentencesExamples Quality installation is crucial to ensure the gate's safety features work properly and last a long time. Standard safety features include dual stage driver and passenger air bags and active front head restraints. The salient feature of the battery-powered boat was that it had all scrap materials. They reflect, and are determined, by significant external features of that environment. The most significant feature appears to be the total restructuring of the town centre. Not until 1900, however, did half-tone photographic images become a regular feature of newspapers and magazines. These external features are significant because they constrain managers to act in particular ways. It was the dominating feature of the news bulletins. Such a capacity to identify and contrast peoples by distinguishing characteristics is a feature of a sense of national identity. Frank Kermode touches lightly on the salient features of each play. They would restore the familiar and now beloved silhouette to the skyline, but would have different detailing and updated safety features. It is both a distinguishing feature and hallmark of the field. Diversity of values, what philosophers calls the ‘fact of pluralism’, is the salient feature of modern societies in the West. Another major benefit lies in its safety features. The idea is to provide an opportunity to the manufacturers to explain the salient features of their products to the consumers. After all, speech is a dominant feature of our lives, and this very talk would be lost on you if it were to consist entirely of manual gestures. A host of safety features, including 10 airbags, are also incorporated. A small 1970s television sits in one corner - seemingly more of a decorative feature than anything else. Barker suggests that metaphor is an essential feature of human communication. They distributed handbills and explained the salient features to those who showed interest in the policy. Synonyms characteristic, attribute, quality, property, trait, mark, hallmark, trademark 1.1usually features A part of the face, such as the mouth or eyes, making a significant contribution to its overall appearance. 面貌的一部分（如口、眼等）；容貌，相貌 Example sentencesExamples Those who had any flaws in their facial features, waists, necks, shoulders or backs had to leave. He could have passed for an officer of the navy, with his young, strong features, floppy dark hair and twinkling eyes. He pushed his sandy hair away from the strong features on his face. External features such as the eyes, nose, mouth and ears can be seen, and fingers and toes start to appear. He had medium-length blonde hair, strong features, striking grey eyes. The reader can almost see the characters' distinct features, smell the trailer-park they live in and hear their voices. By mapping the face and focusing on features such as the eyes, nose and mouth, the system should be able to identify and help track down the closest match. His mouth and facial features were twisted into a look of horror. They had come from many parts of the world, as was apparent from their skin colour, facial features, their hair and the babble of languages spoken softly. The similarities between the two men are stark - the same strong jaw, angular features and receding hairline. His features gave him the appearance of a college freshman, except for the lines that had begun to form at the corners of his eyes and mouth because of his nicotine addiction. She is a doll made of grubby green satin, with satin stumps for hands and feet, features inked onto a round of calico for her face, and her pointed head of grubby green satin also. He had regular features, brown round eyes, brown light hair and a slight growth of beard. He has strong facial features, with a slightly pointy chin and strong cheek bones. The doctor inspects your facial features and neck to assess your skin tone and bone structure. As soon as he saw me though, I could see the distinct softening in his features, in particular his eyes. Synonyms face, countenance, physiognomy, profile 1.2Linguistics A distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit, especially a speech sound or vocabulary item, that serves to distinguish it from others of the same type. 〔语言学〕（语言单位、尤指语音或词汇项目的）特征 Example sentencesExamples Linguists and language teachers often take account of the frequency of occurrence of linguistic items and features. Over time the status of linguistic features can change strikingly, too. For my part, therefore, I am inclined to see features of both monosemy and polysemy in a word's semantic structure. If so, this peculiar morphologic feature is another distinguishing characteristic of this genus. 2A newspaper or magazine article or a broadcast program devoted to the treatment of a particular topic, typically at length. （尤指报刊、广播节目的长篇）特写，专题报道 a feature on Detroit's downtown fishery Example sentencesExamples At the time there was a craze for bingo games in the tabloid newspapers, so a feature was introduced where the day's bingo numbers were read out. Work with the news department to promote your columnists or other special features. However, a couple of recent newspaper features from that country do report on the issue. We want to be of service to our community, to become a clearing house for newsy features of all aspects of living in Japan. The press has devoted innumerable commentaries and special features to the topic - many of which are critical. There he meets Catherine, a reporter doing a major magazine feature on him. Her commercial work includes newspaper and magazine features and book covers. The sheer volume of press pieces and broadcast features about restaurants is witness to that. This column is packed full of information and features about all aspects of careers, employment, recruitment and qualifications. The same news director ordered a female reporter to do a feature on the ‘amateur strip night’ at a local club. A feature service which will engage journalists from all the countries and get them to produce features to feed to newspapers in the region. Broadcasters could do a feature on children's perspective of daily news and create children's news bulletins. Usually I write articles on my own but a colleague and I decided to cooperate on writing a big feature for a newspaper. They used the opportunity to run new features such as news bulletins which they knew would be obligatory if they won a licence. These stories are found in numerous newspaper style sections and in soft magazine features. The site covers up-to-the minute news, features and analyses on Pakistan, India, South Asia and the rest of the world. There are supplements in newspapers and features on television programmes. She has co-written a number of books and also writes regular newspaper features on nutrition and healthy lifestyles. To mark the launch, the BBC Nairobi team will be broadcasting special features and interviews live from Kisumu during the week. Special features show how news programming has been created over the years. Synonyms article, piece, item, report, story, column, review, commentary, criticism, analysis, write-up, exposé 2.1 A full-length film intended as the main item in a movie theater program. （电影的）正片，故事片 Example sentencesExamples He appeared in advertisements for milk and watches, and even had a role in a full-length feature film. There's no explanation there for what it is, though, and I was hoping it might turn out to be a short film, a feature film, even. The difference between a music video and a feature film is not as vast as one might think. It's kind of an unlikely feature film to make but Roger put it together. He has ambitious plans to make a full-length feature film, but again on his terms and in his own time. I rang many times until one of them gave me a job as a runner on a feature film. He could have taken any one of these stories and developed them into a feature film on their own. The difference is that the director is only pretending to know how to make a feature film. I invested five years of my life and all the money I could find in making a feature film. Much of the problem comes from trying to distill a novel into a short feature film. I was looking forward to their first feature film and am relieved to report that for the most part it is a success. What was it like to get your first feature film credit in such a high calibre film? From here Charlton plans to move on to make a full-length feature film on the same issue. The piece was an abject failure if it was intended to be a serious comparison of the feature film and novel. We are currently writing the full feature film and hope to be done soon. The film took nearly five years to move from the first pages of a script to a full-length feature film. His dream is to make a full-length feature film for which he has already written the script. The film at times looks not like a feature film but like a commercial. The last time I saw her in London, she was excited about being cast in the main role of a feature film. This is a little like looking for the suitable scene for a feature film. verbˈfēCHərˈfitʃər [with object] 1Have as a prominent attribute or aspect. 以…为特色（或特征） the hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium 这家酒店的特点是有一个宽敞的大厅，一个桑拿浴室和一个投币式日光浴室。 Example sentencesExamples Official government tourist videos prominently feature Maasai customs and colorful beadwork. All of these editions feature introductions by prominent gay writers who reflect on the impact the books had on them. In addition to our cover story, this edition features two articles about African American art. It may even feature a sky-high hotel on its top floors. Keeping the business executive in mind, the hotel also features an extensive business centre. Or, you can go to one of the private hotels which feature their own thermal bathing facilities. The magazine also features articles centering on movie stars and their matches. The hotel will also feature a health and leisure club with swimming pool, gym, sauna and jacuzzi. The complex will also feature luxury hotel and service apartment towers, due for completion in 2005. A special leisure section, featuring events, hotels and cinemas, is also planned with the tourism market in mind. It features a prominent campaign donation link on its front page. The hotel also features a new business centre, as well as seven meeting rooms. Twenty years later, his house at Soham would feature a prominent framed picture of a jet fighter on a wall of the living room. In fact, this barely even felt like a movie about animals - it just happened to feature a horse prominently. The magazine features articles by historians on both the left and the right. It is assumed that this opportunity to feature the special attributes of a grand country house will be grasped by the operator. The general concept that frozen foods do not mean junk foods is to be emphasised on packaging, which will feature prominent nutrition information. In New York, several new hotels feature works by prominent artists. The hotel also features excellent meeting facilities and boardrooms. Almost every week, he is featured prominently and called an idiot or worse. Synonyms present, promote, make a feature of, give prominence to, focus attention on, call attention to, spotlight, highlight, accent 1.1 Have as an important actor or participant. 由…主演 the film featured Glenn Miller and his Orchestra 这部影片由格伦·米勒和他的管弦乐队主演。 Example sentencesExamples Opening next month, it's the first of five movies that will feature the actor this year. Kung-fu has become popular in many countries, primarily through films which feature martial arts stars. From time to time I'll be drawn to a movie because it features an actor I adore. There is one deleted scene featuring actor Bill Hickey in an expanded role. Strangely, these two movies feature the same actor, Kate Beckinsale, and they both involve vampires and werewolves. The film opens with a tender, candlelit love scene that features both actors in all their naked glory. There were massive fund-raising benefits featuring famous actors. The evening buffet features the particular dishes from the selected province, plus fare from other areas. It is curious, however, that so few of the work's prominent recordings feature French sopranos. One clip even features an actor dressed as a witch doctor dancing around a smoking cauldron. It's a tough thing to try to do, seeing as any indie film is going to feature cool stars, cool music and a cool aesthetic. The latest demonstration, which took place on Sunday, featured thousands of participants. Both movies feature the actors carrying out all their own stunts. Its cast features a group of actors you've likely never seen before and will likely never see again. This episode features well-known actors such as Adam Pike, Terry Norton and Russel Savadier. And it'll also save the advertisers money, since they'll be able to feature a film star and cricketer rolled into one. When looking at the six films that featured the original crew, it is important to do a couple of things. It features the two actors that played two of the most iconic and legendary screen villains of all time. 1.2feature inno object Be a significant characteristic of or take an important part in. 是（…的）重要特色；（在…中）起重要作用 his later paintings feature prominently in the exhibition Example sentencesExamples But that didn't stop him accepting payment for featuring in women's magazine stories. There's more than a bit of outrage at the cathedral as a result of it featuring in an advert with a topless model being ‘crucified’ in front of it. He had given his first important exhibition of his works and had also been featured in Time magazine. The police officer is the fourth officer from the police force to resign after featuring in the programme, screened on Tuesday night. Despite her personal life having often featured in the tabloid newspapers, she felt there was still an important story to tell. The Howard government has been given a huge gift that will almost certainly still be featuring in their election advertising in 2007. Since opening, the building has become an icon of America, featuring in films. Atman has already won awards and is also featuring in the forthcoming International Film Festival of Kerala. All these subjects have much in common and might be grouped together as important features in a wildlife garden. Here is a run-down on their qualities and, more importantly, their chances of featuring in the tournament. Synonyms star, appear, participate, play a part, have a place, have prominence Origin Late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture ‘form’, from Latin factura (see facture).
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