ptarmigan

英 [ˈtɑːmɪɡən] 美 [ˈtɑːrmɪɡən]

n.  雷鸟(栖息于山区和北极地区)

BNC.45375 / COCA.32245



牛津词典

noun

  1. 雷鸟(栖息于山区和北极地区)
    a type of grouse (= a bird with a fat body and feathers on its legs) , found in mountain areas and in Arctic regions

    双语例句

    1. But one summer, somewhere between the top of Ptarmigan Mountain and the bottom, Babay lost his shoe.
      但是有一年夏天,在雷鸟山顶和山底下的某的地方,小宝宝的一只鞋掉了。
    2. A black fox came toward him, carrying a ptarmigan in his mouth.
      一只黑狐狸朝他走了过来,嘴里叼着一只松鸡。
    3. He made a clutch as startled as was the rise of the ptarmigan, and there remained in his hand three tail-feathers.
      他像那只松鸡起飞一样惊慌,抓了一把,只捞到了三根尾巴上的羽毛。
    4. But he could not stop, for the mother ptarmigan was running on.
      不过他不能停下,因为母松鸡正在向前跑。
    5. And stumbling once, he fell squarely into a ptarmigan nest.
      有一次,他给绊了一跤,正好摔到一个松鸡窝里。
    6. And he ate them ravenously, thrusting them alive into his mouth and crunching them like egg-shells between his teeth. The mother ptarmigan beat about him with great outcry.
      他狼吞虎咽,把它们活活塞到嘴里,像嚼蛋壳似地吃起来,母松鸡大吵大叫地在他周围扑来扑去。
    7. The mother ptarmigan beat about him with great outcry.
      母鸡大吵大叫地朝他扑打过来。
    8. The common ptarmigan ( Lagopus lagopus) of Arctic regions, having brownish plumage that turns white in winter.
      极地地区一种普通的雷鸟(雷鸟),羽毛呈浅褐色,冬季变为白色。
    9. He exhausted the mother ptarmigan;
      他把母松鸡追得筋疲力尽;
    10. It was a fearful cry, but the fox, leaping away in fright, did not drop the ptarmigan.
      这是一种可怕的喊声,那只狐狸吓跑了,可是没有丢下松鸡。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage