parrot
noun[C]
uk/ˈpær.ət/us/ˈper.ət/B1
atropicalbirdwith acurvedbeak, oftenkeptas apetandtrainedtocopythehumanvoice
鹦鹉
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- She used tokeepa parrot in acage.
- Laralikedthe parrots at thezoo.
Birds commonly kept as pets
- budgie
- canary
- cockatoo
- galah
- homing pigeon
- Indian mynah
- lorikeet
- macaw
- mynah
- parakeet
- pigeon
- racing pigeon
- rosella
- sulphur-crested cockatoo
parrot
verb[T]
disapprovinguk/ˈpær.ət/us/ˈper.ət/torepeatexactlywhat someoneelsesays, withoutunderstandingit orthinkingaboutitsmeaning:
鹦鹉学舌般地复述，机械地复述She doesn't have anoriginalthoughtin herhead- she just parrots anything that Sara says.她脑子里没有什么自己的见解，她只会机械地重复萨拉所说的每句话。
Saying again
- dinsomethingintosomeone
- drill
- drum
- drumsomethingintosomeone
- echo
- flog
- flogyourselfto deathidiom
- hammer
- iterate
- labour
- labour the pointidiom
- reaffirm
- rehearse
- rephrase
- restate
- restatement
- retell
- retread
- retweet
- run over/throughsomething