whippoorwill

英 [ˈwɪpəwɪl] 美 [ˈwɪpərwɪl]

n.  三声夜鹰; “噱破威”

COCA.38265



牛津词典

noun

  1. 三声夜鹰;“噱破威”
    a brown N American bird with a cry that sounds like its name

    柯林斯词典

    1. 三声夜鹰(见于北美)
      A whippoorwill is a North American bird that is active at night and has a call that sounds like 'whip poor will'.

      双语例句

      1. And what is there to life if a man cannot hear the lonely cry of the whippoorwill or the arguments of the frogs around the pond at night?
        如果夜里听不到夜鹰凄婉的歌唱,听不到池塘边蛙鸣的悠扬,那么生活还有什么意义?
      2. I'm the whippoorwill that cries in the night. I'm the soft morning breeze that caresses your lovely face.
        我是在夜晚啼叫的夜鹰,我是清晨轻抚你可爱面颊的清风。
      3. Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, both you and I know that Tammy can't let her boyfriend go away from her.
        夜莺鸟,夜莺鸟,你我都了解苔米,苔米不会让她的男朋友离她而去。
      4. Dog patch, this is whippoorwill. we've been attacked.
        “狗栏”,我是北美夜鹰。我们刚受到攻击。
      5. Content Abstract: "Turn a somersault and make a wish," Pap tells Polly when they hear the first whippoorwill of summer.
        当听到夏天的第一声夜莺鸣啼时,爸爸对波莉说。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

          Synonym:    Caprimulgus vociferus