birds

英 [bɜːdz] 美 [bɜːrdz]

n.  鸟; 禽; 姑娘; 妞; 某类人; (尤指)古怪的人,不寻常的人
bird的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

BNC.12143



柯林斯词典

  1. 鸟;禽
    A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
    1. 小妞儿(可能具冒犯意味)
      Some men refer to young women as birds. This use could cause offence.
      1. See also: early bird game bird
      2. (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.
        1. PHRASE 坐牢;蹲班房
          Someone who is doing bird is in prison.
          1. They warned him that next time he'd find himself doing bird.
            他们警告他下次他可能就要进监狱了。
        2. 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.
          1. 给…喝倒彩;嘘…
            If an audience gives someone the bird, they shout loudly in order to show their disappointment or disapproval.
            1. (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.
              1. 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.
                1. 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.
                  1. PHRASE (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.
                    1. As usual, Wheeler, a wise old bird, got it right...
                      和往常一样,惠勒——一个非常聪明的人——又做对了。
                    2. She was such a decent old bird.
                      她是一个如此端庄的女人。
                  2. 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.
                    1. 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.

                      双语例句

                      1. Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation.
                        高大的植被中有着大量的鸟类。
                      2. The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.
                        这一地区现在吸引了60多种鸟类到此繁育后代。
                      3. I hate to see birds in cages.
                        我不愿意看到鸟被关在笼子里。
                      4. Both birds had a dark blue crest.
                        两种鸟都长着深蓝色的羽冠。
                      5. He delighted in sharing his love of birds with children.
                        他喜欢与孩子们分享他对鸟类的热爱。
                      6. They pursue other birds, forcing them to disgorge the fish they have caught.
                        它们追赶别的鸟儿,强迫它们吐出抓到的鱼。
                      7. She and my mother were birds of a feather.
                        她和我妈妈是一个类型的人。
                      8. We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds
                        我们拿了几片陈面包来喂鸟。
                      9. The two biologists found, to their surprise, that both groups of birds survived equally well
                        这两位生物学家惊奇地发现,两组鸟都很好地存活了下来。
                      10. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
                        它们是群居鸟类,会集群觅食。
                      11. The birds were active, whirring and fluttering among the trees.
                        鸟儿们很活跃,在树林中呼呼地飞来飞去。
                      12. Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.
                        贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类,尾部长而分叉。
                      13. The birds infect the milk.
                        鸟污染了牛奶。
                      14. The birds live mainly on nectar.
                        这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
                      15. Most birds have to fly long distances to migrate.
                        绝大多数鸟类为了迁徙都不得不进行长距离的飞行。
                      16. A flock of birds flew towards us slowly from far away.
                        一群鸟儿从远处朝我们缓缓飞来。
                      17. Migrating birds filled the pale sky
                        灰白的天空中满是迁徙的飞鸟。
                      18. These birds peck off all the red flowers.
                        这些鸟啄掉了所有红色的花。
                      19. He demonstrated his techniques for ringing birds.
                        他展示了给鸟儿环志的技术。
                      20. Most foods that we eat are safe for birds.
                        我们食用的大多数食物对鸟类都无害。
                      21. Birds were already singing in the garden.
                        小鸟已经在花园里歌唱了。
                      22. I have kept birds for some 30 years
                        我养鸟大约有30年了。
                      23. Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.
                        英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。
                      24. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
                        目前,30%的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。
                      25. There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees.
                        桉树上鸟儿在吱吱喳喳地叫。
                      26. I worm all my birds in early spring
                        早春的时候我给我所有的鸟打虫。
                      27. Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?
                        他们俩是不是像你们说的是半斤八两呢?
                      28. Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs.
                        鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。
                      29. Birds roost in [ on] the trees.
                        鸟儿栖在树上。
                      30. The birds got entangled in the nets.
                        鸟儿被网缠住了。