plovers

英 [ˈplʌvəz] 美 [ˈplʌvərz]

n.  千鸟; 鸻
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柯林斯词典


  1. A plover is a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short beak that is found by the sea or by lakes.

    双语例句

    1. Any of several Old World birds of the genus Vanellus related to the plovers, especially V.vanellus, having a narrow crest and erratic flight behavior.
      麦鸡东方田凫属禽类,属?鸟类,尤指田凫类,有狭窄的颈冠、飞行动作缓慢且不规则。
    2. In the case of plovers it is, more often than not, the female who abandons her mate and offspring.
      对鸟而言,多数情况是雌鸟抛弃其伴侣和孩子。
    3. Plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots.
      产于欧洲和美洲的,背部有金黄色的斑点。
    4. Any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers.
      多种通常为小型的涉水鸟,嘴细长,叫声洪亮;与鸻有亲缘关系。
    5. One day, he tried to shoot plovers, but missed.
      有一天,他试著瞄准千鸟,却没射中。
    6. The most likely reason for this is that male plovers outnumber females.
      导致这种现象最可能的原因是雄性?鸟比雌性多。
    7. Despite the wishes of the great lyricists of the world, it seems that at least in plovers love, marriage and divorce may not be emotional decisions but, rather, finely tuned economic ones.
      尽管世界上的抒情诗人有着美好的愿望,但是看起来至少对?鸟来说爱情、婚姻和离婚可能不是感情的决定,而是精明的经济决定。