parrot

noun

1. 鹦鹉
   a tropical bird with a curved beak. There are several types of parrot , most of which have bright feathers. Some are kept as pets and can be trained to copy human speech.

verb

1. 鹦鹉学舌地说…
   to repeat what sb else has said without thinking about what it means

1. 鹦鹉
   A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say.
2. VERB 机械地模仿；鹦鹉学舌般地重复
   If you disapprove of the fact that someone is just repeating what someone else has said, often without really understanding it, you can say that they are parroting it.
   1. Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.
      一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。
3. 非常失望；失望至极
   If you say that you feel as sick as a parrot, you feel very disappointed about something.

1. If you have not kept a pet parrot before, it would be wise to purchase a handbook on the subject.
   如果以前没有养过鹦鹉，最好买一本相关的饲养手册。
2. Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.
   一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。
3. Under the old system pupils often had to stand to attention and repeat lessons parrot fashion.
   在旧体制下，学生常常得立正站好，机械地重复课文。
4. A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
   鹦鹉能学人的声音。
5. He talks like a parrot and just repeat what he heard.
   他只是鹦鹉学舌，拾人牙慧罢了！
6. Clear and bright in the sunlit stream the trees of hanyang,| fragrant grasses, lush and green, all over parrot isle.
   晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。（崔颢《黄鹤楼》）
7. The bright plumage of a parrot made it beloved by people.
   鹦鹉的一身华丽羽毛使人们很爱它。
8. This parrot should have a name.
   这只鹦鹉应该有个名字。
9. I once got drunk and had sex with a parrot.
   有一次我喝醉了，和一只鹦鹉发生了关系。
10. This parrot screams but does not talk.
    这只鹦鹉会尖叫，但不会说话。
11. I have a parrot, I think my parrot will get new friends.
    我有个鹦鹉，我想我的鹦鹉将有好朋友了！
12. Dude, he's the one that stole the parrot.
    伙计，就是他偷了鹦鹉。
13. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago.
    我要抱怨这只我不到半小时前买的鹦鹉。
14. I understand my lifestyle will be different with a parrot.
    我了解我的生活方式将与鹦鹉不同。
15. I do not love that parrot.
    我不喜欢那只鹦鹉。
16. David received a parrot for his birthday.
    戴维生日时收到了一只鹦鹉。
17. This parrot will repeat anything and everything you say to it.
    这个鹦鹉会重复你对它讲的任何话和每句话。
18. My friends keep a pet parrot in their house.
    我的朋友们在家里养了一只宠物鹦鹉。
19. I might even keep a pet parrot.
    我甚至可能养一只宠物鹦鹉。
20. I have plenty of time to take my parrot out of the cage and play with it every day.
    我有足够的时间来把我的鹦鹉出笼子，每天与它玩。
21. If one day, a parrot tells you it's100 years old, don't believe it.
    如果有一天，一只鹦鹉告诉你它已经100岁了，你可别相信它。
22. Also, this thief stole you parrot, but he didn't take her cage.
    同时，这贼还偷了你的鹦鹉。可是他没有拿走这笼子。
23. Can you feed my parrot while I am away.
    在我出走时，你能喂我的鹦鹉吗？
24. "I will fall down", screeched the parrot.
    “我会摔倒，”鹦鹉尖叫到。
25. He spent years teaching his parrot to talk.
    他花了几年的时间教他的鹦鹉讲话。
26. Is Polly a parrot? C.Yes, I am.
    波利是一只鹦鹉吗？是的，我是。
27. He keeps a parrot in a birdcage in his living room.
    他在客厅的鸟笼里养了一只鹦鹉。
28. And presumably this parrot has attracted the boy's attention.
    这只鹦鹉大概吸引了这名男孩的注意力。
29. I myself have a pet parrot.
    我自己就养了一只宠物鹦鹉呢。
30. The thief took our parrot, too!
    那贼也带走了我们的鹦鹉。

n.

(as) sick as a parrot

• 大失所望
  very disappointed

noun

1. usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

2. a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

verb

1. repeat mindlessly
   1. The students parroted the teacher's words