英语单词 | parrot |
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英美音标 | ['pærət] |
中文释义 | n.鹦鹉,学舌者,机械模仿别人的人 vt.学舌 |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]鹦鹉 A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say. 2 [VERB 动词]机械地模仿;鹦鹉学舌般地重复 If you disapprove of the fact that someone is just repeating what someone else has said, often without really understanding it, you can say that they are parroting it. [V n] [disapproval]
3 [PHRASE 短语]非常失望;失望至极 If you say that you feel as sick as a parrot, you feel very disappointed about something. [v-link PHR] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] |
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