| 单词 | snowbird |
| 释义 | snowbird noun[C] USinformaluk/ˈsnəʊ.bɜːd/us/ˈsnoʊ.bɝːd/anolderpersonwholivesin thenorthinsummerandsomewherewarmerinwinter 夏季住在北方、冬季去往暖和地方的老人People who live or settle somewhere
Examplesofsnowbirdsnowbird Some stay only part of the year and do not appear in official counts, including ' snowbirds' who come to avoid harsh northern hemisphere winters. From theCambridge English Corpus Those called snowbirds come in fall and leave in spring. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ponds fed by summer snowmelt attract a wide range of migratory birds such as ducks, trumpeter swans, snowbirds, and white pelicans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the winter months, many part-time residents of the area return from northern states to their winter homes (referred to by locals as snowbirds). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These snowbirds stay only for the winter, before migrating north in the spring to cooler climates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is noted for its largesnowbirdpopulation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Independent senior living communities are also popular amongsnowbirdseniors who wish to downsize or travel freely without the burden of managing a home. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On the east coast, some of the traffic in fall and spring is by snowbirds who regularly move south in winter and north in summer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a community of 2,535 permanent residents, with the number increasing to over 10,000 with the arrival of winter snowbirds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Much of the airport's airline service occurs during winter and spring, as the area is a popular tourist destination and home for snowbirds during winter and spring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Snowbird's child is possessed by the spirit of a sailor who had lain under the permafrost for over a century. 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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