bird
noun[C]
uk/bɜːd/us/bɝːd/birdnoun[C](CREATURE)
A1
acreaturewithfeathersandwings, usuallyabletofly:
鸟；禽caged/wildbirds笼中鸟／野鸟
wadingbirds涉禽
Most birdslayeggsin thespring.大多数鸟都在春天产卵。
Penguins andostrichesareflightlessbirds(= they cannotfly).企鹅和鸵鸟都不会飞。
Wewatchedaflockofbirdsflyover thefield.我们看着一群鸟飞过田野。
See also
dicky birdUKchild's word
hummingbird
songbird
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- Thepoorbird couldn'tflybecause it had abrokenwing.
- InSeptember, these birdsmigrate2,000milessouthto awarmerclimate.
- We werewokenearly by thesoundof the birdssinging.
- Thenoiseof thecarstartledthe birds and thewholeflockflewup into theair.
- Cuckoos arefamousforlayingtheireggsin thenestsof other birds.
Birds - general words
- avian
- bird of passage
- bird of prey
- birdie
- birdlike
- covey
- dicky bird
- feathered
- feathered friendidiom
- fledgling
- flightless
- fowl
- nestling
- outfly
- seabird
- songbird
- waterfowl
birdnoun[C](PERSON)
informal
aparticulartypeofperson:
某类人；家伙He's atougholdbird.他是一个固执的老家伙。
UKslang
ayoungwoman:
年轻女人，妞Is that Lee's new bird?那是李新认识的妞吗？
People in general
- beggar
- bod
- body
- coot
- devil
- fellow man/men
- figure
- folk
- guy
- loiterer
- lubber
- mankind
- party
- peeps
- person
- person of interest
- rogue
- sod
- stiff
- vessel
birdnoun[C](IN SPORT)
US(UKshuttlecock)
abirdie:
Theservermusthitthe bird so itlandswithin thecourtboundaries.
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Tennis & racket sports
- advantage
- backhand
- badminton
- ball boy
- ball girl
- baseline
- break
- break point
- code violation
- court
- double
- double fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- overhead
- shuttlecock
- squash
- tramlines
- unseeded
- volley
Idioms
be (strictly) for the birds
the bird has flown
a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
the birds and the bees
a bird's eye view
birds of a feather
birds of a feather flock together
do bird
flip/givesomeonethe bird
(as) free as a bird
a little bird told me