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.
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.
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。
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.