flightless

英 [ˈflaɪtləs] 美 [ˈflaɪtləs]

adj.  不能飞的

BNC.35765 / COCA.29797



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 不能飞的
    unable to fly

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ (鸟或昆虫)不能飞的,没有飞行能力的
      A flightless bird or insect is unable to fly because it does not have the necessary type of wings.
      1. ...a flightless dinosaur.
        没有飞行能力的恐龙

    双语例句

    1. The huge, flightless birds can get very protective of their territory.
      这种巨大的,不会飞翔的鸟会非常保护自己的土地。
    2. The giant, flightless birds still have feathered forelimbs that scientists assumed were now solely used for display and temperature regulation.
      鸵鸟这种不会飞的巨型大鸟一直保留着披有羽毛的翅膀(前肢),科学家们一直认为这仅仅是用于展示和调节体温。
    3. Extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons.
      已经灭绝的毛里求斯岛上笨重的不会飞的鸟,与鸽子近缘。
    4. Cassowary: any of several large flightless birds of the genus Casuarius of australia, new guinea, and adjacent areas, having a large, bony projection on the top of the head and brightly colored wattles.
      食火鸡:澳大利亚,新圭亚那及邻近地区的一种食火鸡属的不会飞的大型鸟类,在头顶有一个大的,骨质的突出物和颜色鲜艳的垂肉。
    5. Extinct flightless bird related to the dodo.
      已经灭绝的不会飞的鸟,与渡渡鸟近缘。
    6. Emu: a large Australian flightless bird, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage.
      鸸鹋:一种大型的不能飞的澳大利亚鸟,类似于鸵鸟但是足有三趾,灰色或棕色的翅膀。
    7. New Zealanders proudly display their kiwi, a native flightless bird.
      纽西兰人则骄傲地展示他们的鹬鸵,一种不会飞的鸟。
    8. A ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand.
      平胸鸟目;产于新西兰最近灭绝的不会飞的鸟类。
    9. But, in nature, as long as it is normal bumblebee, not was flightless only however.
      可是,在大自然中,只要是正常的大黄蜂,却没有一只是不能飞的。
    10. Short-legged flightless birds of cold southern esp. Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers.
      寒冷的南部特别是南极地区的短腿并不能飞翔的鸟,蹼足、鳍状翼。
    11. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
      产自新西兰已灭绝的不会飞的鸟。
    12. Larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia.
      两种奔跑快速但不会飞的鸟中的较大者,类似驼鸟但具有三趾;产于从巴西到巴塔哥尼亚的地区。
    13. A ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.
      一种平胸鸟目;小眼睛长嘴且翅膀已退化的不会飞的鸟类几维。
    14. The flightless Mediterranean desert mantis "runs like the wind across the sand," Yager says.
      不会飞的地中海沙漠螳螂在沙地上跑起来就像风一样快。
    15. In some species, such as aphids, the flightless morph lacks wings and is called the apterous morph.
      一些昆虫种类,如蚜虫,出现无翅个体,被称为无翅型。
    16. It comes from the flightless bird of the Australian outback.
      它来自于不会飞的鸟,澳大利亚的内陆地区。
    17. Large large flightless auk of rocky islands off North Atlantic coast; extinct.
      曾在远离北大西洋海岸的多岩岛屿上大型不会飞行的海雀;已灭绝。
    18. Huge ( to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar.
      产于马达加斯加岛现已绝种的巨型鸟(可达9英尺)。
    19. Xenicibis also had a much larger breastbone and longer wings than most flightless birds.
      与绝大多数不会飞的鸟类相比,奇异朱鹭的胸骨更大,翅膀更长。
    20. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
      不能飞的新西兰秧鸡,有偷窃习惯,短的翅膀上有刺状物用于格斗。
    21. Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller.
      澳大利亚大型但不会飞的鸟,与鸵鸟相似但较小。
    22. The kiwi which is New Zealand's national bird, is one of these types of flightless birds.
      驼是新西兰的国鸟,它就是这些不能飞行的鸟类之一。
    23. The ostrich is a flightless bird.
      鸵鸟是一种不能飞的鸟。
    24. Penguins and ostriches are flightless birds.
      企鹅和鸵鸟都不会飞。
    25. Do flightless birds have wings?
      那些不能飞的鸟类长翅膀吗?
    26. The penguin is a flightless bird.
      企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
    27. Large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest.
      澳大利亚、新几内亚不会飞的大型黑色鸟,头顶有一个角状的鸟冠。
    28. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
      新西兰不能飞的鸟,与秧鸡类似。
    29. The flightless birds travel on land at just one to two km per hour.
      这种不能飞行的类鸟类动物在陆地上的行进时速仅仅一到两公里每小时。
    30. Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes.
      新西兰不会飞并在夜间活动的鸟,有长脖子和粗壮的腿;无翼类中仅有的幸存代表。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. incapable of flying