bird
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly. 鸟
2. →see also early bird
3. PHRASE If you refer to two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have the same interests or are very similar. 志趣相同的人
We're birds of a feather, you and me, Mr. Plimpton. 我们志趣相投,我和你,普林顿先生。
4. PHRASE A bird in the hand is something that you already have and do not want to risk losing by trying to get something else. 已到手的东西
Another temporary discount may not be what you want, but at least it is a bird in the hand. 再一次临时打折可能达不到你所希望的,但至少这是已经到手的东西。
5. PHRASE 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. 消息灵通的人
Incidentally, a little bird tells me that your birthday's coming up. 顺便提一句,有个消息灵通的人告诉我你的生日快到了。
6. PHRASE 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. 一箭双雕
We can talk about Union Hill while I get this business over with. Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. 我们可以谈谈尤宁山,同时我把这件事干完。可以说是一举两得吧。
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bird /bɜːd/ (birds)
剑桥词典
- The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing .
- In September , these birds migrate 2,000 miles south to a warmer climate .
- We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing .
- The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air .
- Cuckoos are famous for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds.
bird noun [C] (CREATURE)
a creature with feathers and wings , usually able to fly鸟;禽
caged /wild birds 笼中鸟/野鸟
wading birds 涉禽
Most birds lay eggs in the spring . 大多数鸟都在春天产卵。
Penguins and ostriches are flightless birds (= they cannot fly ). 企鹅和鸵鸟都不会飞。
We watched a flock of birds fly over the field . 我们看着一群鸟飞过田野。
也见 dicky bird
hummingbird
songbird
例句
bird noun [C] (PERSON)
informala particular type of person
某类人;家伙
He's a tough old bird. 他是一个固执的老家伙。
UK slang
a young woman年轻女人,妞
Is that Lee's new bird? 那是李新认识的妞吗?
习语
be (strictly) for the birdsthe bird has flown
a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
the birds and the bees
a bird's eye view
birds of a feather
birds of a feather flock together
do bird
flip/give sb the bird
(as) free as a bird 返回 bird