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单词 pigeon
释义
pigeon
noun
uk
/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/us
/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/
[CorU]
alarge, usuallygreybirdthat is oftenseenintownssittingonbuildingsinlargegroups, and is sometimeseatenasfood
鸽子
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[C]
a pigeonkeptas apetinorderto takepartinflyingcompetitions:
（比赛用的）信鸽
racing/homingpigeons赛鸽／信鸽
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be notsomeone'spigeon
(Definition ofpigeonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pigeon| American Dictionary

pigeon
noun[C]
us
/ˈpɪdʒ·ən/
alarge, usually gray-and-whitebirdthatlivesesp. incities:
Wefedthe pigeons in thepark.
(Definition ofpigeonfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpigeon

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The efforts with pigeons and parrots bear only shadowy comparison.
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We studied perception in an animal model using pigeons.
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In the end, everyone agrees that pigeons show (so far) almost no capacity for metacognition.
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What do pigeons know and when do they know it?
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All agree that pigeons failed this test of metacognition.
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The bulk of research on self-control has used humans and pigeons as subjects.
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Now that we are making the distinction, we have to count pigeons more accurately.
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The introduction of x later will oblige us to count pigeons more carefully.
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The shapes of the age-related visual acuity curves for pigeons and humans show some interesting points of resemblance.
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Thus, our findings are consistent with the view that age-related decline in choroidal function might contribute to age-related vision loss in pigeons.
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In pigeons, the amplitude of the fast phases is decreased by the visual input.
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In addition to its precise spatial location, the form of response to be generated involved a dipping of the pigeon's head at that location.
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In that research, pigeons pecked response keys in order to obtain food.
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She stands in the garden with a basket over her arm and white pigeons flying over her head.
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Numerous pigeons fed on cereals scattered by passers-by.
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