| 单词 | skua |
| 释义 | skua noun[C] uk/ˈskjuː.ə/us/ˈskjuː.ə/atypeoflargebirdthatlivesin theNorthAtlantic andstealsfoodfrom otherbirds 贼鸥 MikeLane45/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Birds found by or on the sea
Examplesofskuaskua The reduced aggressiveness of south polar skuas in frequently visited areas can be interpreted as a sign of habituation. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite the weather, the lives of elephant seals, gentoo penguins, and skuas were recorded in rare detail. From theCambridge English Corpus Four sites had significant disturbance fromskuaactivity. From theCambridge English Corpus Although gulls and skuas can be disturbed by visitors, there is no obvious negative effect on breeding numbers, and breeding success has not been monitored. From theCambridge English Corpus They were greeted on the beach by skuas and a gull. From theCambridge English Corpus Eggs and chicks were only shortly unprotected leading to slight temperature declines, but predation by other skuas would still be possible, although it was not observed. From theCambridge English Corpus Behavioural and heart-rate changes of southern giant petrels and skuas were investigated in detail in order to have a scientific basis for the revision of minimum distances to these species. From theCambridge English Corpus I need not stress that we are also concerned with other animals and wildlife, particularly birds such as the albatross, penguins, petrels, skuas and fulmas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The same is true of the petrels, the skuas, the terns, and many of their eggs make quite delicious eating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At one time the greatskuawas extremely rare in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This would affect the population of penguins, petrels, albatrosses and skuas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These nesters include species of albatrosses, petrels, skuas, gulls and terns. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The perceived decline may be due increased predation from gulls, skuas and introduced mammals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On average, askuais about 56 cm (22 in) long, and 121 cm (48 in) across the wings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eggs and chicks can fall prey to birds, such as the sheathbill and the brownskua. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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