homing pigeon

英 [ˈhəʊmɪŋ pɪdʒɪn] 美 [ˈhoʊmɪŋ pɪdʒɪn]

n.  赛鸽; 信鸽



牛津词典

noun

  1. 赛鸽;信鸽
    a pigeon (= a type of bird) that has been trained to find its way home from a long distance away, and that people race against other pigeons for sport

    柯林斯词典

    1. 信鸽;传书鸽;(尤指)赛鸽
      A homing pigeon is a pigeon that is trained to return to a particular place, especially in races with other pigeons.

      双语例句

      1. You're like a homing pigeon.
        你就象是一只鸽子。
      2. What do we get if we across a woodpecker with a homing pigeon?
        把啄木鸟和信鸽交配能得到什么?
      3. The homing pigeon can be trained to carry out the mission that people demand.
        信鸽可以训练用来执行人们所要求的任务。
      4. A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the homing pigeon.
        一个普通的鸟不会迁徙,但是非常擅长找到自己的回家的路,这就是家鸽。
      5. The mystery of the homing pigeon is in how it navigates and how it finds home.
        家鸽的神秘之处在于它怎么飞,怎么找到家的。
      6. Next time you want to send off a homing pigeon, warn me first.
        下次你想发信鸽,先告诉我。
      7. If there is no homing pigeon within the valid date, the prize shall be equally allocated by participation pigeons.
        如有效期内无鸽归巢则奖金由决赛鸽均分。
      8. A homing pigeon was sent forth to carry the message.
        一只信鸽被放出去递送消息。
      9. And instead, you come back like some freaky homing pigeon.
        却象一只恋家的鸽子一样飞回来了。
      10. Cambridge had called; he had responded like a homing pigeon.
        剑桥发出了召唤,他象一只归来的信鸽似的作出响应。
      11. Systematic diagnoses confirmed that some police dogs and homing pigeons in a police dog breeding farm and homing pigeon farm died of chronic poisoning caused by feeding with sorghum containing Diphacine-Na.
        通过系统诊断确诊,某警犬育种场和信鸽育种场死亡的警犬和信鸽,系食用含敌鼠钠盐(Diphacine&Na)的高粱而引起的慢性中毒。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. pigeon trained to return home

          Synonym:    homer