hummingbird

英 [ˈhʌmɪŋbɜːd] 美 [ˈhʌmɪŋbɜːrd]

n.  蜂鸟(快速扇动翅膀发出声音,能原位停留)

复数:hummingbirds

TOEFL

BNC.29154 / COCA.14998



牛津词典

noun

  1. 蜂鸟(快速扇动翅膀发出声音,能原位停留)
    a small brightly coloured bird that lives in warm countries and that can stay in one place in the air by beating its wings very fast, making a continuous low sound (= a humming sound)

    柯林斯词典

    1. (尤产于中南美洲的)蜂鸟
      A hummingbird is a small brightly coloured bird found in America, especially Central and South America. It has a long thin beak and powerful narrow wings that can move very fast.

      双语例句

      1. It was a walk down a Santa Barbara lane, a hummingbird and the smell of orange blossoms.
        那一刻她正走在圣巴巴拉市的一条小巷子里,猛然间看见一只蜂鸟,和着一阵扑面而来的橘子花香。
      2. One of the best areas of the book, and one that I would have expanded upon, is Walter's Hummingbird Model of Leadership.
        这本书中最棒的一个部分,也是我最感兴趣的部分,是瓦尔特的领导力蜂鸟模型。
      3. 'What's the matter?'I asked.'Why are you calling me Hummingbird, not Hummy?'
        怎么啦?我问,您为什么叫我蜂鸟,不叫蜂儿?
      4. Resembling a mountain bluebird with a dash of hummingbird thrown in, the Twitter bird has a beak and body that point toward the sky in what Bowman called the ultimate representation of freedom, hope and limitless possibility.
        它类似山地蓝知更鸟,带有一点蜂鸟的影子,它的嘴和身子伸向天空,用鲍曼的话说,是自由、希望和无限可能性的终极体现。
      5. There's only one opening big enough for a hummingbird.
        只有一个地方仅够蜂鸟通过。
      6. The standard air scout for UEF forces, the Hummingbird sacrifices weapons and armor for an advanced optical suite that gives it an excellent field of vision.
        UEF部队里标准的侦察机,蜂鸟牺牲了武器和装甲换来了高级的光学套件,使它具有极好的视野。
      7. Honey was a shrill-voiced sparrow and Scarlett a gleaming hummingbird.
        霍妮是一只尖叫的麻雀,而思嘉则是只闪烁的蜂鸟。
      8. You ever heard of the zebra finch or seen a blue cervert hummingbird?
        你有没有听说过斑胸草鸟,有没有见过蓝色蜂鸟?
      9. Hummingbird: My grandmother has told me many times that I need to take care of Mother Earth.
        我的祖母曾经告诉我许多次我需要照顾大地。
      10. Hedges said the world's smallest bird species, the bee hummingbird, can be found in Cuba.
        海吉斯说,世界上最小的鸟种,蜂蜂鸟,可以在古巴找到。
      11. The wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous.
        蜜蜂的翅膀和蜂鸟的翅膀是相似的。
      12. When the hummingbird came inside, I closed thd door behind him, then set up another feeder.
        蜂鸟飞进去后,我关上门,又放好一个食具。
      13. In the armory of man, charm is the enchanted dart, light and subtle as a hummingbird.
        在男人的军械库里,魅力是具有魔力的刺,如蜂雀一样轻巧、精细。
      14. One day, a mouse to walk in the park, it saw a hummingbird is nets, could not move.
        一天,一只老鼠在公园里散步,它看到一只蜂鸟被网套住了,动弹不得。
      15. The hummingbird can fly backwards.
        蜂鸟能倒着飞。
      16. A hummingbird is poising over the flower.
        一只蜂鸟在花上盘旋。
      17. Some birds, such as the hummingbird, beat their wings very fast to stay in one spot.
        有的鸟,如蜂鸟,为了保持在一个地方必须不停地快速拍打翅膀。
      18. The average hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
        蜂鸟的平均体重比一枚一便士的硬币还轻。
      19. Hummingbird,'the President said,'I must not see that robot animal.
        “蜂鸟,”主席说,“我决不看那只机器动物。
      20. The hummingbird beats its wings at great speed.
        蜂鸟以极快的速度拍打翅膀。
      21. Its newborn are the size of bumblebees and its nest is the size of a walnut. Some birds, such as the hummingbird, beat their wings very fast to stay in one spot.
        孵出的蜂鸟只有大黄蜂那么大,其巢只有核桃那么大。有的鸟,如蜂鸟,为了保持在一个地方必须不停地快速拍打翅膀。
      22. The hummingbird's brain is smaller than a fingertip.
        而蜂鸟的大脑比指尖还要小。
      23. Small aerial creatures such as butterflies; the hummingbird's aerial dance among the flowers; aerial particles.
        空中的小生物如蝴蝶;蜂雀在花丛中翩翩起舞;空气中的小微粒。
      24. A hummingbird's bill so nearly matches the color of this Panamanian orchid's pollen sac that the bundle is often borne away unnoticed.
        这个蜂鸟的头部羽毛和这只巴拿马兰花的颜色如此相近,以至于花束经常在不经意间就不见了。
      25. Day before the day that was yesterday I saw him kill the mother hummingbird.
        这天的前一天,就是昨天,我看见他弄死了已经是母亲的蜂鸟。
      26. Hummingbird: Coyote, I know what you were trying to do.
        小土狼,我知道你想要做什麽。
      27. I was a freckle-faced five-year-old on my grandmother's back porch in Lawrence, Kansas, when I first encountered a hummingbird.
        我首次碰见蜂鸟是在家在堪萨斯州劳伦斯镇的祖母的后走廊里,那时的我是一个脸上生有雀斑的五岁小孩。
      28. I think we can let you go free, Hummingbird.
        我想我们可以放你了,蜂鸟。
      29. Suddenly I saw a young male ruby-throated hummingbird in what had been a patch of flowering tobacco.
        突然,在一块种过烟草花的地里,我看见一只颈部深红色的幼小雄蜂鸟。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills