curlew

noun

1. 鹬；杓鹬
   a bird with a long thin beak that curves downwards, that lives near water

1. 杓鹬(生活在水边的棕黄色大型鸟，腿长，喙长而弯，叫声独特)
   A curlew is a large brown bird with long legs and a long curved beak. Curlews live near water and have a very distinctive cry.

1. A curlew called and a tern fished the estuary; house martins were gathering, preparing for migration.
   杓鹬在鸣叫，燕鸥在海湾边上捕鱼；家燕在成群集结，正在准备这一年的迁徙。
2. Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew.
   东半球矶鹬，嘴巴弯曲象麻鹬。
3. Large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill.
   与杓鹬形似的大型涉水鸟；具有长而细的稍向上弯的喙。
4. New World curlew that breeds in northern North America.
   在北美洲北部繁殖的新大陆杓鹬。
5. "He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"( Henry Kingsley).
   他可以听到杓鹬穿透一片嘈杂之声的奇怪叫声（亨利·金斯利）
6. The Curlew prefers to work out of water.
   白腰杓鹬则离开水面。

noun

1. large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family