英语单词 | bird |
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英美音标 | 英 [bɜːd] 美 [bɜːrd] |
中文释义 | n.鸟;禽 |
英语例句 | (1) That bird tried to peck me. (2) The penguin is a flightless bird. (3) Better be a bird in the wood than one in the cage. (4) The thrush is a kind of small singing bird. |
中文例句 | (1) 那只鸟想啄我。 (2) 企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。 (3) 宁为林中鸟,不作笼中禽。 (4) 画眉是一种小鸣禽。 |
vocabulary简明 | A bird is an animal with wings, feathers, and two legs. Birds, from chickens to crows, are also warm-blooded and lay eggs. |
vocabulary扩展 | Most birds can fly using their wings, and when you visit the coast you'll see various sea birds like gulls, terns, and cormorants. You can use the word bird as a verb meaning "to observe birds as a hobby," and in some places, particularly Britain, it's also a noun meaning "young woman." Bird is an Old English word, an unusual form of bridd, "young bird or fledgling," from an unknown origin. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]鸟;禽 A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]小妞儿(可能具冒犯意味) Some men refer to young women as birds. This use could cause offence. [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] 3 See also:early bird ;game bird ; 4 [PHRASE 短语](尤指对孩子讲的)性知识 Some people refer to the birds and the bees when they are talking about sex, especially to children. [HUMOROUS 幽默] 5 [PHRASE 短语]坐牢;蹲班房 Someone who is doing bird is in prison. [V inflects] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式]
6 [PHRASE 短语]志趣相投的人;一路人 If you refer to two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have the same interests or are very similar. [v-link PHR] 7 [PHRASE 短语]给…喝倒彩;嘘… If an audience gives someone the bird, they shout loudly in order to show their disappointment or disapproval. [V inflects] 8 [PHRASE 短语](表示侮辱)被竖中指/冲…竖中指 If you get the bird or if someone gives you the bird, they make a rude gesture with their middle finger at you. [V inflects] [AM 美] 9 [PHRASE 短语]到手之物 A bird in the hand is something that you already have and do not want to risk losing by trying to get something else. 10 [PHRASE 短语]消息灵通的人;某人 If you say that a little bird told you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was. 11 [PHRASE 短语](用于对人进行描述)…的人 Some people use the phrase old bird to refer to someone and say what they are like. [adj PHR] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
12 [PHRASE 短语]少见的人;稀有之物;凤毛麟角 If you say that someone or something is a rare bird, you mean that they are very unusual. [N inflects] 13 [PHRASE 短语]一石二鸟;一箭双雕;一举两得 If you say that doing something will kill two birds with one stone, you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one. [V inflects] |
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